"eye-stripe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eye-stripes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eye-stripe (plural eye-stripes)
  1. Alternative form of eyestripe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eyestripe
    Sense id: en-eye-stripe-en-noun-PA0iq~cd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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