Associations to the word «Stria»

Wiktionary

STRIA, noun. A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes.
STRIA, noun. A stretch mark.

Dictionary definition

STRIA, noun. 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.
STRIA, noun. A stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps".

Wise words

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