striated

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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

To show Striated Fibers.—Place a small muscle from the leg of a frog in a fifty-per-cent solution of alcohol and leave it there for half a day or longer.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

Striate, or Striated, marked with slender longitudinal grooves or stripes.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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

Striated green bulbuls go about in flocks which keep to the tops of trees.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas