mottled appearance

collocation in English

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mottled
adjective
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/ˈmɒt.əld/us
/ˈmɑː.t̬əld/
covered with areas of different colours that do not form a ...
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appearance
noun
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/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofmottledandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Intracellular glycogen granules give the bag amottledappearance.
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No other structures are clearly visible before fertilisation, although the fluorescence has a somewhatmottledappearance.
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The larger zone, corresponding to the irradiated field, included the left lobe and most of the right lobe, and had amottledappearance.
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Gopher rockfish have a generallymottledappearance, with dark areas generally olive to reddish brown, and the lighter areas being white or maybe pinkish.
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For males, the ground colour of the forewings is greyish brown, with whitish scales basally, resulting in amottledappearance.
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It has amottledappearance, clouded and coarsely reticulated with chestnut or chocolate, usually forming two very irregular bands.
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Carpet sharks derive their common name from the fact that many species have amottledappearancewith intricate patterns reminiscent of carpet designs.
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The gills are grayish when young and turn black with amottledappearanceas the spores mature.
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The black spots increase in number and size giving amottledappearance.
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They have a brownish midline stripe and an overallmottledappearance.
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Because the leaf tissue of the roof of the mine is incompletely eaten away, this upper surface has amottledappearance.
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It is characterized by accumulation of pigment spots in the retina surrounded by retinal atrophy and amottledappearanceof the pigmented nontapetal fundus.
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The surface in the central zone is relatively smooth and has amottledappearance.
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It is about 4-7mm long and black with white bristles giving it amottledappearance.
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The parenchymal tissues attached to the upper surface of the mine are incompletely eaten, giving amottledappearance.
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These are then stretched and applied to the two sides, giving the skins their familiar blue or greenmottledappearance.
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Bark is grey, flaking in large, irregular scales and revealing a buff surface, giving amottledappearance.
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Due to inconsistencies in the surface level of concrete floor, acid staining creates a variegated ormottledappearancethat is unique to each slab.
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The building sits on a limestone foundation and is built from brick of varying shades which give the structure an overallmottledappearance.
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The common name comes from the irregular,mottledappearanceof adult specimens.
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