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eyestripe

Syllables: eye·stripe/ˈaɪstɹaɪp/

eyestripe noun: a stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye, and is of a different colour from the rest of the head.

Noun

eyestripe (plural eyestripes)

  1. A stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye, and is of a different colour from the rest of the head.
  2. In particular, such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds.
    • Dama. [i.e., the dama gazelle] Horns hooked forward at the ends; body white; dorſal and eye-ſtripes tawny.1806, Charles Linné [i.e., Carl Linnaeus], “Order V. Pecora.”, in William Turton, transl., A General System of Nature, through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals: […] In...
    • MALIMBA BEE-EATER. [...] Cinereo-violaceous Bee-Eater, sanguine rose-coloured beneath, with black eye-stripe, white throat, and two lengthened tail-feathers.1812, George Shaw, General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History, volume VIII, part 1 (Aves), London: Printed for Kearsley, Wilkie and Robinson, [et al.], →OCLC, page 174
    Synonyms:
    eyeline

Synonyms of eyestripe

Forms of eyestripe

pluraleyestripes
alternative formeye-stripe

Origin of eyestripe

From eye + stripe.

Questions about eyestripe

What does eyestripe mean?
Eyestripe means a stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye, and is of a different colour from the rest of the head.
What part of speech is eyestripe?
Eyestripe is a noun.
How do you pronounce eyestripe?
Eyestripe is pronounced /ˈaɪstɹaɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of eyestripe?
The plural of eyestripe is eyestripes.

Words near eyestripe in the dictionary

  1. eyestrains
  2. eyestreak
  3. eyestreaks
  4. eyestring
  5. eyestrings
  6. eyestripe
  7. eyestripes
  8. eyeteeth
  9. eyeth
  10. eyethurl
  11. eyethurls

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