Eye-stripe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eye-stripe is a noun meaning Alternative form of eyestripe.
Meaning
Alternative form of eyestripe.
Example Sentences
Dama. [i.e., the dama gazelle] Horns hooked forward at the ends; body white; dorſal and eye-ſtripes tawny.
MALIMBA BEE-EATER. […] Cinereo-violaceous Bee-Eater, sanguine rose-coloured beneath, with black eye-stripe, white throat, and two lengthened tail-feathers.
The eye-stripe is exactly that: a stripe through the eye. When present, this is a dark line that usually extends from the bill back through the eye. On some birds, it extends just from the eye back, leaving the lores (the area between the eye and the bill) pale and unmarked.
Word Forms
- eye-stripes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eyestripe, headstripe, superciliary, eyering, eyespot, birdeye.
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