glaucope

noun

glau·​cope

ˈglȯˌkōp

plural -s

: a person with fair hair and blue eyes compare cyanope

glaucopian

(ˈ)⸗¦kōpēən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

glauc- + -ope (as in cyanope)

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