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eyestone

eyestone noun: a small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.

Noun

eyestone (plural eyestones)

  1. A small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.
  2. Eye agate.

Forms of eyestone

pluraleyestones

Origin of eyestone

From eye + stone.

Questions about eyestone

What does eyestone mean?
Eyestone means a small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.
What part of speech is eyestone?
Eyestone is a noun.
What is the plural of eyestone?
The plural of eyestone is eyestones.

Words near eyestone in the dictionary

  1. eyestalk
  2. eyestalkless
  3. eyestalks
  4. eyestay
  5. eyestays
  6. eyestone
  7. eyestones
  8. eyestrain
  9. eyestrains
  10. eyestreak
  11. eyestreaks

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