An Australian and New Zealand name for the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), a small greenish bird with a distinctive white ring around each eye that gives it its appearance of having a wax or glass eye. Wax-eyes are common garden birds in both countries, often visiting in flocks and feeding on fruit, nectar, and insects. The name is more common in New Zealand; Australians may also call them 'white-eyes.'
A wax-eye was working through the apple tree, pecking at the soft spots in the fruit.
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(AU, NZ) A bird of the genus ; a silvereye.
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