dark stripe

collocation in English

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dark
adjective
uk
/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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stripe
noun[C]
uk
/straɪp/us
/straɪp/
a strip on the surface of something that is a different colour from the ...
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(Definition ofdarkandstripefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both sexes have adarkstriperunning longitudinally along the flanks.
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The underside is cream-colored, with some mottling on the fins and often adarkstriperunning down the middle in adults.
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They have adarkstripethrough the eye, with light stripes above and below it.
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Adarkstriperuns from its middle back to its tail and is most visible along the middle of its back.
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The top of the head is olive, and there is adarkstripepassing through the eye.
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Adarkstriperuns above the eyes and along the sides of the crown.
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The scales are strongly crosshatched, and the dorsal fin usually has adarkstripealong its edge.
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Metamorph frogs are small, about 1.4 cm (0.6 in) and resemble the adult, but thedarkstripeon the head is not very prominent.
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Most are rather dull olive-brown to gray and several have a pale anddarkstripeon their side, however a few are very colorful.
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There is a lighter golden stripe above and adjacent to thedarkstripe.
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A thin,darkstriperuns along their bodies.
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They have adarkstripethrough the eye.
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A thin,darkstriperuns along the back from the head to the tip of the tail.
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Its short, downy grey hair has adarkstripedown the back and it has a black face and two pale stripes beneath the eyes.
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Juveniles exhibit adarkstriperunning down a more olive carapace.
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Occasionally, adarkstripeof varying intensity may be present on the forelegs.
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Newborn calves are red with adarkstripealong the back, with the colours reversing as they grow.
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A relatively thickdarkstripeextends from each nostril, over the eye, and along the side of the head to a little beyond the neck.
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The head tends to be free of speckling however a distinctdarkstripethrough the eye is usually present.
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