slit pupils
Cat eye shape
Slit pupils are the vertical, narrow eye openings found in cats, snakes, and certain other animals, contrasting with the round pupils of humans.
The shape allows precise light control and may aid depth perception for ambush predators.
In fiction and folklore, slit pupils often signal something inhuman or demonic: Her eyes narrowed to slit pupils as she transformed.
- catSmall furry housepet
- cat eyesA predator's night-piercing orbs
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- snake eyesPair of ones rolled
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