red-eye
/ˈɹɛdˌaɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.84 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The fish of Lough Neath, in Ireland, called a Roach, is in reality the Rudd, or Red-eye, Cyprinus erythrophthalamus of authors, to be hereafter described—a fish belonging to the second division of the genus Leuciscus of Klein, which has the dorsal fin over the space between the ventral and anal fins: [...]"
- "[page 77] L. erythrophthalmus. The Red-Eye or Rudd. [...] The name Red-Eye has been assigned to it from the colour of the iris; [...] [page 78] The body of the Red-Eye is deep, and the lower-jaw is the longest."
- "The Common Redeye (Matapa aria Moore) is much smaller (wingspan: 40–55 mm), plain brown without any markings, but as in the Giant Redeye its eyes are red."
- "Red-eyes have large and well-developed toepads and are adept at both leaping and walking through their elevated homes."
- "The red eye, Psaltoda moerens, is sometimes common around Sydney where its favoured host, Angophora costata, grows. In some years populations can be immense with many thousands inhabiting just a few trees."
- "The red-eye (Vireo olivaceus), [...] The first (the red-eye) is one of the most abundant birds in the woods of the northern states. In the spring months, he is one of the most conspicuous of our singers, and, though his notes are short, they are very musical and lively."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɛdˌaɪ/
- British English: /ˈɹɛdaɪ/