Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having brown speckles
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brown-speckled.
Examples
-
We saw crocodiles; a family of spider monkeys swinging from a tree by their tails; keel-billed toucans; a tarantula, the size of a man's fist; a hard-shelled horned beetle, almost as big as the tarantula; and brown-speckled bats blending right into the tree bark from which they hung.
Meg Pier: Guatemalan Jungle Reveals the Wisdom of the Maya's Tikal and Time Meg Pier 2011
-
We saw crocodiles; a family of spider monkeys swinging from a tree by their tails; keel-billed toucans; a tarantula, the size of a man's fist; a hard-shelled horned beetle, almost as big as the tarantula; and brown-speckled bats blending right into the tree bark from which they hung.
Meg Pier: Guatemalan Jungle Reveals the Wisdom of the Maya's Tikal and Time Meg Pier 2011
-
Coarse black hair bristled along his jaw and out of his ears, while his head was bald and shiny as a brown-speckled egg.
THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010
-
As a relatively new and (very) amateur(-ish) birdwatcher, however, I'll offer this much: Blue jay eggs are usually brown-speckled against either a tan or greenish background.
Archive 2007-06-01 M-mv 2007
-
As a relatively new and (very) amateur(-ish) birdwatcher, however, I'll offer this much: Blue jay eggs are usually brown-speckled against either a tan or greenish background.
Pop culture M-mv 2007
-
The sight of the brown-speckled eggshell reminded me of Monsieur le Oeuf.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
-
I love a good banana bread, too, but have been searching for something else to do with the inevitable brown-speckled languishers in the fruit basket.
-
Startled flights of birds sprang up from beneath both animals 'hooves, coveys of gray dove and of brown-speckled quail, sometimes ruffed brown grouse.
Knife of Dreams Jordan, Robert, 1948- 2005
-
She wore the most beautiful brown-speckled stockings Ruby had ever seen.
RUBY LU, BRAVE and true Lenore Look 2004
-
She wore the most beautiful brown-speckled stockings Ruby had ever seen.
RUBY LU, BRAVE and true Lenore Look 2004
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.