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English bar An elongate color marking of vertical orientation, with straight sides, also 1)a vertical or diagonal patch of pigment usually with well-defined margins (straight sides), often on the flank of a fish and shorter than a band (cf. stripe, an elongate horizontal patch of pigment), 2)a submerged or exposed ridge in rivers, lakes or the ocean deposited where there is a decrease in flow, 3)one of the four sides of the mesh of netting saddle
stripe
French barre Une marque de couleur allongée d'orientation verticale, avec des côtés droits. selle
rayure
Spanish barra Marca alargada de color, con orientación vertical y laterales rectos.
Portuguese barra Marca colorida vertical com os lados direitos. sela
riscas
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