strigate

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/ˈstɹɪ.ɡət/

adjective

Having transverse bands of colour.

OriginLatin strigatus →
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Meanings

adjectivestrigate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving transverse bands of colour.

Origin

  1. Latinstrigatus
  2. Englishstrigate

From Latin strigatus, from striga (“row, strip, swath”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strigate

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APA

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MLA

“strigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strigate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strigate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strigate.

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