wax-eye

noun

A bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.

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Meanings

nounwax-eye (plural wax-eyes)

plural wax-eyes

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandA bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.

    [T]he world being My Place by the fallen birch log, with the grass, the insects in the grass, the sky, the sheep and cows and rabbits, the wax-eyes and the hawks – everything Outside.

    1982, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 11

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
silvereye
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APA

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Chicago

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