zebra-like stripes

/ˈziːbrə laɪk straɪps/

noun phrase

  1. A pattern of alternating dark and light bands resembling the black-and-white stripes on a zebra's coat.

    B1

    countable, usually plural

    • "The animal had zebra-like stripes across its back."A2
    • "Researchers studied how zebra-like stripes on certain insects help them avoid predators."B2
    • "She wore a scarf with zebra-like stripes."B2

adjective phrase

  1. Describing something that has a pattern of contrasting stripes resembling a zebra's.

    B2

    used before a noun

    • "The car had a zebra-like striped paint job."B2

Collocations

black-and-white stripeszebra stripesstriped pattern