mud-eye

noun

A dragonfly larva.

Meanings

nounmud-eye (plural mud-eyes)

plural mud-eyes · alternative mudeye

  1. AustraliaA dragonfly larva.

    I lifted up the rocks and looked for beetles or mud-eyes to torment.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 202
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