Pupils

noun

/pjuːpəlz/

Word Frequency: 17.2

Definitions

1.nounA learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.

2.nounAn orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.

3.nounThe hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

4.nounThe central dark part of an ocellated spot.

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