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eyestripes

eyestripes is the plural of eyestripe.

Meaning of eyestripe

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...
    Synonyms:
    eyeline

Forms of eyestripes

alternative formeye-stripes

Questions about eyestripes

What is eyestripes the plural of?
Eyestripes is the plural of eyestripe.

Words near eyestripes in the dictionary

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

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