wax-eye en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand) A bird of the genus Zosterops; a silvereye.
[T]he world being My Place by the fallen birch log, with the grass, the insects in the grass, the sky, the sheep and cows and rabbits, the wax-eyes and the hawks – everything Outside.
1982, Janet Frame, An Angel at my Table, Virago, published 2024, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wax-eyes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |