mud-eye

English

Alternative forms
  • mudeye

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Noun

mud-eye (plural mud-eyes)

  1. (Australia) A dragonfly larva.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 202:
      I lifted up the rocks and looked for beetles or mud-eyes to torment.
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