striated
Americanadjective
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Striated muscle is often used in short, intense bursts, whereas smooth muscle sustains longer or even near-permanent contractions.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
In the first week of May I took a nest of the Striated Laughing-Thrush out of a small tree growing in the forest at 5500 feet above the sea.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
Striated green bulbuls go about in flocks which keep to the tops of trees.
From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas
Nothing has hitherto been recorded of the nidification of the Striated Marsh-Warbler, although it has a very wide distribution and is very common in suitable localities.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
Judge of my satisfaction when I found that my little friend was "The Striated Field Wren or Stink Bird"!
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
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