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Webster 1913 Edition


Hawk-eyed

Hawk′-eyedˊ

(-īdˊ)
,
Adj.
Having very keen vision; sharp-sighted; discerning.
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Syn. – keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted.
Tobacco Hawk Moth (
Macrosila Carolina
), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.
☞ The larvae of several species of hawk moths feed on grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is
Ceratomia Amyntor
.

Definition 2024


hawk-eyed

hawk-eyed

See also: hawkeyed

English

Adjective

hawk-eyed (comparative more hawk-eyed, superlative most hawk-eyed)

  1. Having very good eyesight