striated
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- substriated adjective
- unstriated adjective
Etymology
Origin of striated
Example Sentences
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Visitors come to explore the Taroko Gorge, a striated marble canyon carved by the Liwu River, which cuts through mountains that rise steeply from the coast.
From New York Times
Made of clay, it was wedged above a human skull and surrounded by fragments of a striated wig.
From New York Times
But travel to the Falkland Islands near the Argentine coast, and you’ll find not parrots or crows but freakishly smart falcons called striated caracaras.
From New York Times
As I watched, he photographed a striated darter that didn't yet have a name, a Yellow Bass, an Orangefin Shiner and a giant crayfish discovered in 2011 in the very creek we were at.
From Scientific American
The brown striated cliffs, the Seven Devils to the southeast and coffee-colored mounds closer to the bottom provided a beautiful vista.
From Seattle Times
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