MOON BLINDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moon blindness mean? 

• MOON BLINDNESS (noun)
  The noun MOON BLINDNESS has 2 senses:

1. inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder

2. recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness

  Familiarity information: MOON BLINDNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOON BLINDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

moon blindness; night blindness; nyctalopia

Hypernyms ("moon blindness" is a kind of...):

avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins)

vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

moon blindness; mooneye

Hypernyms ("moon blindness" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)