wax-eyen.Australian and New Zealand = silver-eyen. at silvern. and adj. Compounds 2c; cf. zosteropsn.
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white-eye1837
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blight-bird1870
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wax-eye1874
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1874 A. BathgateColonial Experiences xvii. 239 While some species are seemingly dying out, others, such as the moko-moko and the wax-eye..appear to be increasing.
1957 J. FrameOwls do Cry ix. 39 The wax-eyes hungry for honey, will make their green and yellow cloud to follow her.