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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Zool.)

Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus

Zosterops

, as

Zosterops palpebrosus

of India, and

Zosterops cœrulescens

of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also

bush creeper

, and

white-eyed tit