spectacled
Americanadjective
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wearing glasses
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(of an animal) having markings around the eyes resembling a pair of glasses
Other Word Forms
- unspectacled adjective
Etymology
Origin of spectacled
Example Sentences
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Native reptiles and birds, including the Be’er Sheva fringe-fingered lizard, the pin-tailed sandgrouse and the spectacled warbler, are now fall easy prey for crows and jays perched in the tree branches.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024
The Asiatic lions, along with other animals like spectacled langurs, two leopards and four Indian antelopes, had been transferred to the Bengal Safari park from the nearby state of Tripura early this month.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Tamil Nadu has high numbers of four venomous snakes whose bites can seriously affect humans: the spectacled cobra, the Russell's viper, the saw-scaled viper and the common krait.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024
But residents say mining will threaten high altitude wetlands, water and animals like the spectacled bear.
From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023
I said, looking up at the grandfatherly, spectacled old man.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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