plat-eyes

A form of plat-eye — A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting and sometimes depicted as a phantom bound to a particular place, such as a cave or grove, as a guardian (for buried treasure, etc).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of plat-eye
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