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

white-bread, white-coat hypertension, white-collar, white-collar crime, white-crowned sparrow, white-eye, white-eyed vireo, white-faced, white-faced hornet, white-flowered gourd, white-footed mouse

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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