Thesaurus / mottled
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In one of the tallest trees on Earth, a tan, mottled salamander ventures out on a fern growing high up on the trunk.
‘WANDERING’ SALAMANDERS GLIDE LIKE SKYDIVERS FROM THE WORLD’S TALLEST TREESJAKE BUEHLERMAY 23, 2022SCIENCE NEWSMost females had drab colors — olive green heads and backs and mottled throats.
FEMALE HUMMINGBIRDS MAY SPORT FLASHY FEATHERS TO AVOID BEING HARASSEDCAROLYN WILKEAUGUST 26, 2021SCIENCE NEWSDownpours transform the mottled landscape into lush emerald, while azaleas bloom and migrating cranes and storks begin the long journey back north.
WHY CHINA IS CRACKING DOWN ON BITCOIN MINING AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR OTHER COUNTRIESCHARLIE CAMPBELL / CHENGDU AND SHANGHAIJUNE 2, 2021TIMEThe bending, roughly parallel lines produce a sense of motion, as does the mottled blue watercolor added to “Splash,” the only hand-finished print.
IN THE GALLERIES: TRACING A GENERATIONAL PROGRESSION IN ABSTRACT ARTMARK JENKINSMARCH 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe octopus’s skin flickers and momentarily resembles the grouper’s own mottled scales before reverting to blue.
OCTOPUSES FIND NEW HUNTING BUDDIES - ISSUE 95: ESCAPEBRANDON KEIMJANUARY 28, 2021NAUTILUSIn one instant the mottled-faced gentleman depressed his hand again, and every glass was set down empty.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSSaying this, the mottled-faced gentleman rose, as did the other gentlemen.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSThe cattle here are large and well-shaped, something like our own Lancashire breed, and mottled in colour, though mostly red.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAMHis face was, moreover, mottled with dusky spots, so that he reminded the spectator of a frog or a toad.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FORESTBeneath them the cross-bedded sandstone appears, showing a mottled surface of pale-pinkish hue.
BIRDS AND ALL NATURE, VOL. VI, NO. 3, OCTOBER 1899VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO MOTTLED
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