iris
noun
the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
irides
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pluralof iris.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Warner's prose duplicates the irides cent beauty of elfin life.
From Time Magazine Archive
The comb is very small; irides, bright orange; feet and legs, light flesh-color.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
General plumage white; scapulars and wings black; bill and feet red; orbits naked, black; irides brown.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
The irides of the oldest individuals are very pale lemon-yellow: the bare skin between the bill and the eye is also yellow, and the whole plumage beautifully suffused with warm pink.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
The irides, however, are always yellow, or in old birds orange, while those of the falcons are dark brown.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
