Definition of "irides" [irides]

• A plural of iris. (noun)

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• "The eyes are oblique, the pupils round, and the 'irides' light-brown."
• "Her whole appearance now reminded me of that first meeting with her when the serpent bit me; the soft red of her irides shone like fire, her delicate skin seemed to glow with an intense rose colour, and her frame trembled with her agitation, so that her loose cloud of hair was in motion as if blown through by the wind."
• "My favourite plurals are irides - for iris - and clitorides, similarly formed lexically if not anatomically."