English Explanatory Dictionary

eyeshine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A visible effect of the tapetum lucidum, causing the pupil to appear to glow when a light is shone into the eye.

Word forms

eyeshine eyeshines

Etymology

From eye + shine.

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