Catseye

British

/ ˈkætsˌaɪ /

noun

a glass reflector set into a small fixture, placed at intervals along roads to indicate traffic lanes at night

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It serves as a migration corridor for large mammals such as mule deer and pronghorn, as well as habitat for imperiled species including the hoary bat and the flowering White River catseye.

From Washington Post

"These bracelets," continued the Wizard, whilst the ten catseye gems in each of them gleamed curiously as he spoke—"see—aren't they beautiful— "These Bracelets will empower the wearers to become Bird, Beast, or Fish, at each wish; to regain his shape, or her shape, at will, and to live in any atmosphere—or in none!

From Project Gutenberg

At every change of form a catseye will disappear and return to me.

From Project Gutenberg

It's silly to become a stupid mole; it's a waste of a catseye.

From Project Gutenberg

Dulcie recognised at once the curious colouring of a catseye.

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