candy-striped
adjective
: having a pattern of colored stripes and white stripes that look like the stripes on some sticks of candy
a candy-striped shirt
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New research reveals that two species of candy-striped spider have secret night lives, leaving their cobwebs to carry out violent predation after dark.
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Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
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“Candy-striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy-striped. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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