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| dapple |
having spotted markings; mottled; dappled. [1/4 definitions] |
| English setter |
a breed of medium-sized bird dog with long white silky hair mottled with black or brown markings. |
| grouse1 |
any of a variety of plump game fowls that have mottled plumage and are distinguished by often elaborate male courtship displays. |
| mackerel sky |
a sky mottled with rows or strings of small cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds that resemble the markings of a mackerel. |
| marble |
to color in a streaked or mottled pattern like marble. [1/7 definitions] |
| marbling |
a streaked or mottled pattern like that of marble. [1/3 definitions] |
| mosaic |
any of several plant diseases that cause a characteristic mottled pattern on leaves. [1/6 definitions] |
| pinto |
a mottled bean similar to the kidney bean; pinto bean. [1/3 definitions] |
| pinto bean |
a variety of kidney bean bearing pale, mottled seeds that is grown for food and animal fodder. |
| rattlesnake plantain |
any of several ground orchids with mottled leaves, found in northern climates. |
| russet |
a variety of apple having rough mottled skin, which ripens in the autumn. [1/4 definitions] |
| tortoiseshell |
the horny, mottled, yellowish-brown shell of certain turtles, esp. the hawksbill, or imitations of this material, used to make combs, eyeglass frames, and decorative objects. |
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