mottled
adjUS /ˈmɑt əld/
Etymology 1670-80 mottle + -ed.
1
Colored in patches; spotted.
- The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.
- Derived terms
- mottled bear, mottled berryhunter, mottled duck, mottled mallard, mottledness, mottled owl, mottled rustic, mottled umber, nonmottled, unmottled
- Related terms
- motley