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tigerstripe

tigerstripe noun: any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare, having narrow brushlike strokes of green and brown accompanied by broader strokes of black printed over a lighter olive or khaki.

Noun

tigerstripe (countable and uncountable, plural tigerstripes)

  1. Any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare, having narrow brushlike strokes of green and brown accompanied by broader strokes of black printed over a lighter olive or khaki.

Forms of tigerstripe

pluraltigerstripes

Origin of tigerstripe

From tiger + stripe.

Questions about tigerstripe

What does tigerstripe mean?
Tigerstripe means any of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in jungle warfare, having narrow brushlike strokes of green and brown accompanied by broader strokes of black printed over a lighter olive or khaki.
What part of speech is tigerstripe?
Tigerstripe is a noun.
What is the plural of tigerstripe?
The plural of tigerstripe is tigerstripes.

Words near tigerstripe in the dictionary

  1. tigers
  2. tigerskin
  3. tigerskins
  4. tigersona
  5. tigersonas
  6. tigerstripe
  7. tigerstripes
  8. Tigert
  9. tigertail
  10. tigertails
  11. Tigertown

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