ENGLISH DICTIONARY

White-eye

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: White-eye is a noun meaning (countable) A species of killifish (Oxyzygonectes dovii) of the family Anablepidae, native to Central America.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A kind of very strong whiskey.
  2. (countable) 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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for white-eye

Depending on context, synonyms include zosteropid, silvereye.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include silvereye, zosteropid, blackeye, whiteface, mejiro, whitecap.

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