irides
- plural of iris.
Example Sentences
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Warner's prose duplicates the irides cent beauty of elfin life.
From Time Magazine Archive
The irides a bright blue green; the pupils black.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
The colour of the hair and irides commonly indicates the colour of the skin.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
Upper plumage black, with green and purple reflections; under white; bill and orbits red; irides brown; feet deep red.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
Bill black; feet purple-brown, the membrane short; head and neck black; upper parts lead-colour; under parts dark ash-grey; under tail-coverts white; tail not much forked, shorter than the wings; irides brown.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
