dark spot

collocation in English

meaningsofdarkandspot

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dark
adjective
uk
/dɑːk/us
/dɑːrk/
with little or ...
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spot
noun[C]
uk
/spɒt/us
/spɑːt/
a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface ...
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(Definition ofdarkandspotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdark spot

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One wing lacked the apicaldarkspotand the preapical pale plus apical pale was 0.52 mm.
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One wing lacked the sector pale spot and the presector dark plus the sectordarkspotwas 0.84 mm.
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One example is to plan a path to adarkspotin an environment to hide from expected observers.
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Thedarkspotis the negative tilt of the wave vector and the white spot is the positive tilt of the wave vector.
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Each scale has a mediandarkspot.
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The upper operculum has a small diffusedarkspot.
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Adults have brown forewings, each with a centraldarkspot.
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Its goal is to find adarkspotto hide.
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Thedarkspoton each eye is a pseudopupil.
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There is nodarkspoton the operculum.
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It has a distinctdarkspoton the creamy forewing.
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The pronotum has adarkspoton each side.
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The outer margin has adarkspotbelow the apex.
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Some have a smalldarkspotnear their gill covers.
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The circular cylinder is viewed end-on and hence is considerably out of focus; thedarkspotand line in each photograph are part of the fixture supporting the cantilever wire.
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Males of breeding size with have adarkspotat the front of the dorsal fin.
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The glowing cloud then developed adarkspotaround the central core.
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In the postdiscal area near the inner edge there is adarkspot.
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There is adarkspotnear the middle of the hindwings.
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The scales on the wings are dark, evenly distributed without anydarkspot.
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Females are generally creamy white with adarkspoton the wings.
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The belly is usually uniformly whitish except for onedarkspot.
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The hindwings have a reticulate pattern and a largedarkspotin the central area.
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Each leaflet is rounded, 12 cm long, often with adarkspotin the center.
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