eyebar
/ˈʌɪbɑ/noun
1A metal bar with two enlarged ends each containing a hole; specifically a heavy one used to hold a bolt, the end of a cable, or a similar bar, typically in a suspension bridge.
2 Zoology. A band of contrasting colour close to an animal's eye, an eyestripe; (in later use) specifically a vertical marking of this kind in a cichlid or other fish.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From eye + bar.
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