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1. (noun) stria, striation
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

2. (noun) band, banding, stria, striation
a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
"chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

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