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striated

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[strahy-ey-tid] / ˈstraɪ eɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.


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Origin of striated

First recorded in 1640–50; striate + -ed 2

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Keepers at the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre CIC said a gyr falcon and a striated caracara were taken between 17:00 GMT on Thursday and 07:00 on Friday.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

They're calling that large, striated blob Baby Cas A -- because it appears like an offspring of the main supernova.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

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 • Nov. 20, 2023

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 • Oct. 20, 2023

Gazing ahead at the dark blue sky striated with clouds, Molly reaches up and touches the charms around her neck.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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