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eye plate

eye plate noun: a scale or sclerite covering the eye of an animal.

Noun

eye plate (plural eye plates)

  1. A scale or sclerite covering the eye of an animal
  2. A metal plate, either having a hole in it, or a loop protruding from it, that is part of a ship's rigging

Forms of eye plate

pluraleye plates

Questions about eye plate

What does eye plate mean?
Eye plate means a scale or sclerite covering the eye of an animal.
What part of speech is eye plate?
Eye plate is a noun.
What is the plural of eye plate?
The plural of eye plate is eye plates.

Words near eye plate in the dictionary

  1. eye patch
  2. eye patches
  3. eye pattern
  4. eye patterns
  5. Eye Peninsula
  6. eye plate
  7. eye plates
  8. eye power
  9. Eye Q
  10. eye rhyme
  11. eye rhymes

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