white-eye

[ hwahyt-ahy, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌaɪ, ˈwaɪt- /

noun, plural white-eyes.

any of numerous small, chiefly tropical Old World songbirds of the family Zosteropidae, most of which have a ring of white feathers around the eye: several species are endangered.

Also called silver-eye.

Origin of white-eye

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby white-eye

whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre, white dwarf, white elephant, white ensign, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, whiteface, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white false hellebore

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Example sentences from the Web for white-eye

Lastly, the white-eye appears able to thrive under greatly varying conditions of climate.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar
Specimens of this white-eye were taken by Fisher in 1946 at Yap.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker
It was said to be slightly different from the common White-eye.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach
The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosa) is a bird which should be familiar to everyone who has visited the Nilgiris.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar

Several observers in the late war have published notes on this white-eye.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker

British Dictionary definitions for white-eye

white-eye

noun

Also called (NZ): blighty, silvereye, tauhou, waxeye any songbird of the family Zosteropidae of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, having a greenish plumage with a white ring around each eye

any of certain other birds having a white ring or patch around the eye

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	white-eye
释义	white-eye [ hwahyt-ahy, wahyt- ] / ˈʰwaɪtˌaɪ, ˈwaɪt- / noun, plural white-eyes. any of numerous small, chiefly tropical Old World songbirds of the family Zosteropidae, most of which have a ring of white feathers around the eye: several species are endangered. Also called silver-eye. Origin of white-eye First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby white-eye whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre, white dwarf, white elephant, white ensign, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, whiteface, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white false hellebore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white-eye Lastly, the white-eye appears able to thrive under greatly varying conditions of climate. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar Specimens of this white-eye were taken by Fisher in 1946 at Yap. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker It was said to be slightly different from the common White-eye. An Australian Bird Book\|John Albert Leach The Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosa) is a bird which should be familiar to everyone who has visited the Nilgiris. Jungle Folk\|Douglas Dewar Several observers in the late war have published notes on this white-eye. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3\|Rollin H. Baker British Dictionary definitions for white-eye white-eye noun Also called (NZ): blighty, silvereye, tauhou, waxeye any songbird of the family Zosteropidae of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, having a greenish plumage with a white ring around each eye any of certain other birds having a white ring or patch around the eye Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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