white-eye

noun

Any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes.

Similar
zosteropidsilvereye
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Meanings

nounwhite-eye (countable and uncountable, plural white-eyes)

plural white-eyes

  1. countableAny of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes.

    Synonyms: zosteropid, silvereye

  2. countableA species of killifish (Oxyzygonectes dovii) of the family Anablepidae, native to Central America.
  3. uncountableA kind of very strong whiskey.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes.

Similar
zosteropidsilvereye
Also see
silvereye

Origin

From white + eye.

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Translations

Finnish rilli
  • rillipasserine bird of the family Zosteropidae
Japanese 目白
  • 目白 (mejiro)passerine bird of the family Zosteropidae
Spanish anteojito
  • anteojitopasserine bird of the family Zosteropidae
Welsh llygadwyn
  • llygadwynpasserine bird of the family Zosteropidae
Cite this entry
APA

white-eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-eye

MLA

“white-eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-eye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white-eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white-eye.

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