translucent
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The snails are covered by a 'glutinous' mantle - a layer of translucent tissue that wraps around the shell from beneath.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Sticky, translucent strings dangle from Wesley Smith's chopsticks as the American tourist relishes his natto, the loved-and-hated Japanese fermented soybean superfood going global one slimy mouthful at a time.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Their wings deserve a close inspection, as the translucent curved fixtures are inspired by stained glass windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
And for the upper, it used a nearly translucent fabric inspired by the material used in kites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
I tear my eyes away and fix them onto translucent holograms emitting from small pucks on the ground, positioned at the corners of some of these tents.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing translucent
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