a tropical fish, Oplegnathus fasciatus, found primarily in waters around Japan. The young are distinguished by alternating stripes or bars of light and dark grey, whence the names. Adults, which grow up to 15 inches, tend to be charcoal grey.

(slang) A diplomat or civil servant.

A popular fish among sport fisherman along Atlantic coast north of Virginia to Canada, Morone saxatilis.

American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.

(idiomatic) Of the same kind; having the same opinion or viewpoint.

(idiomatic) One's real beliefs, sentiments, or character.

Having alternate stripes of white and color, like a candy cane.

A kind of cotton cloth woven with coloured stripes.

plural of magnetic stripe

A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.