mottled

Everyday

Mottled means marked with patches or blotches of different colours, like a speckled coat. tree →

In the lessons

in stories it describes an animal's skin, coat or jacket: a frog, a tiger or a dog with coloured patches

Examples

• The frog had a bright green, mottled coat. tree →
• The mottled brown and yellow jacket shone in the sun. tree →
• A toad with mottled skin sat under the leaf. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it describes colour, not a count.