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spotted
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spot·ted  (sptd)
adj.
Marked or stained with or as if with spots: a spotted fabric; our spotted honor.

spotted [ˈspɒtɪd]
adj
1. characterized by spots or marks, esp in having a pattern of spots
2. stained or blemished; soiled or bespattered

spotted
  • cheetah - Taken from Sanskrit citraka, "leopard," related to citra, "spotted, speckled, variegated."
  • fleck - Of Scandinavian origin, it came from the adjective flecked, "spotted."
  • piebald, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black.
  • pinto - As in horse and beans, it is Spanish for "painted, mottled, spotted."
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Adj.1.spotted - having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"
    patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

    spotted
    adjective speckled, dotted, flecked, pied, specked, mottled, dappled, polka-dot hand-painted spotted cups
    Translations
    spotted [ˈspɒtɪd] ADJcon motas, con puntos; (with dirt) → salpicado, manchado
    a dress spotted with mudun vestido salpicado or manchado de lodo
    spotted [ˈspɒtɪd] adj
    (= patterned) [dress, handkerchief, tie, cup] → à pois; [animal] → tacheté(e), moucheté(e)
    (= stained) spotted with sth [+ blood, paint, mud, ketchup] → tacheté(e) de qch
    spotter plane navion m d'observation
    spotted
    adjgefleckt; (= with dots)getüpfelt; materialgetüpfelt, getupft; (= marked, stained)fleckig; spotted with brownbraun gefleckt; blue material spotted with whiteblauer Stoff mit weißen Tupfen; spotted with bloodblutbespritzt; spotted with paint/mouldmit Farb-/Schimmelflecken

    spotted:
    spotted dick
    n (Brit) → ˜ Kochpudding mmit Rosinen
    spotted flycatcher
    n (Orn) → Grauer Fliegenschnäpper
    spotted hyena
    nTüpfelhyäne f
    spotted [ˈspɒtɪd] adj (material) → a pois, a pallini; (animal) → maculato/a
    spotted with → punteggiato/a di


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The Great Lakes have a moderating influence on the climate, allowing birds to overwinter and warm-water species, including the spotted gar and spiny softshell turtle, to survive this far north.
So while we enjoyed lots of shooting at longnose, shortnose, and spotted gar as well as giant buffalo carp, the huge gator gar eluded us.
Thirteen of the 97 fish species collected from Tippecanoe County during 1994 (Table 2) were new records for the County and included the spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus), threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense), central mudminnow (Umbra limi), streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis), silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana), channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi), southern redbelly dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster), mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus), hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x M.
 
 
 
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