mottled

About 1.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Colored in patches; spotted.

   The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

2. verb simple past and past participle of mottle

Similar words

dappled patterned speckled spotted blotched crazy marbled poikilitic any maculated

Often followed by

with and appearance brown enamel or red gray in