Word: eyestripes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: eye
stripes
Definition: Plural of eyestripe. 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; in particular such a stripe on each side of the head of some birds.
Morphemes:
Affix: eye
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
Affix: stripe
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To mark with stripes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.