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stria

noun

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
A
Contains
TR
Scrabble score
5

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Pronunciation

stɹaɪə

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noun

  1. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

    “Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”

noun

  1. Any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue

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Chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
The black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

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