moon-blind

adjective

Sight-impaired by the equine eye-disease moon blindness.

Meanings

adjectivemoon-blind (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSight-impaired by the equine eye-disease moon blindness.
  2. not comparableSight-impaired by night blindness.

    Synonyms: night-blind

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSight-impaired by night blindness.

Also see

Origin

From moon + blind; parallel to the cognate Dutch maanblind.

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APA

moon-blind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-blind

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“moon-blind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-blind. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moon-blind,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moon-blind.

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