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Meaning of word stria from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : 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.

Synonyms : striation

Meaning : A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.

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

Synonyms : band, banding, striation