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speckled
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speckled
(adjective)
speckled
/
ˈ
spɛkəld/
adjective
speckled
/
ˈ
spɛkəld/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPECKLED
[
more speckled; most speckled
]
:
covered with many small marks
speckled
trout
a gold-
speckled
scarf
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