stria
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 • Syn: striation • Derivationally related forms: striate (for: striation), striate • Hypernyms: groove, channel 2. a stripe or stripes of contrasting color - chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands - the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps • Syn: band, banding, striation • Derivationally related forms: striate (for: striation), striate • Hypernyms: stripe, streak, bar • Hyponyms: collar, stretch mark
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