tiger stripes

Big cat markings

Tiger stripes are the distinctive dark bands on a tiger's orange coat, unique to each animal like fingerprints.

The pattern extends metaphorically to any similar striping: The canyon walls showed tiger stripes of red and gold.

Stretch marks are sometimes called tiger stripes, reframing them positively: She called her pregnancy marks her tiger stripes.

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fur · orange · dappled light · pattern · Enceladus · black · ambush predator · apex predator · big cat · wild cat · stealth · body paint · Cassini · bands · prowl · feline · endangered species · jungle

Categories
Opposites
animal coat pattern type

tiger stripesspots

Detects or marks

leopard spots · rosettes · cheetah spots · dalmatian spots · polka dots

pattern regularity/uniformity

tiger stripessolid color

Single unbroken hue

plain · unpatterned · unmarked · monochrome · blank

Family

tiger, stripe, striped, stripes, tigers, stripy, tigress, tigerish, striping

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G