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eyestripe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈaɪstɹaɪp/
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1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

In particular, such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eyeline

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From eye + stripe.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Northern Kurdish: xîça çavan — stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye
  • Serbo-Croatian: očna pruga — stripe on each side of the head of an animal that includes the eye
  • Finnish: silmäjuova — such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds
  • Japanese: 過眼線 (kagansen) — such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds
  • Northern Kurdish: xîça çavan — such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds
  • Serbo-Croatian: očna pruga — such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds