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Speckled vs Mottled - What's the difference?

speckled | mottled |

As adjectives the difference between speckled and mottled

is that speckled is marked with dots or spots, spotted while mottled is colored in patches; spotted.

As a verb mottled is

past tense of mottle.

speckled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • with dots or spots, spotted
    • The bird's eggs were speckled as camouflage.
  • Sporadically and irregularly marked.

    • Synonyms

    * speckly

    mottled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Colored in patches; spotted
    • The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

    Derived terms

    * mottled duck

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mottle)