stripey

English

Etymology

From stripe +‎ -y.

Adjective

stripey (comparative stripier, superlative stripiest)

1. Alternative spelling of stripy

Noun

stripey (plural stripeys)

1. (Australia) A marine fish found from Australia to Hawaii and Japan, Microcanthus strigosus, which is sometimes kept in aquaria.
2. Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae.

Anagrams

• pyrites