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white-eye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
white--eye
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable

noun

A species of killifish (Oxyzygonectes dovii) of the family Anablepidae, native to Central America.

Countable

noun

A kind of very strong whiskey.

Uncountable

Etymology

From white + eye.

Usage

Inflected Forms

white-eyes (plural)

Phrases

Abyssinian white-eye African yellow white-eye Aldabra white-eye Ambon white-eye Anjouan white-eye Annobón white-eye ashy-bellied white-eye banded white-eye

Synonyms

zosteropid silvereye

Questions

What does white-eye mean?
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.
Where does white-eye come from?
From white + eye.

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