spotted ray

(HOMELYN-RAY.] spotted-salamander, s. [SALAMANDER, II. 2.] spotted-snake, s. Zool.: Trop i do not us natrix. [SNAKE, 8., 11.] spotted-sulphur, s. Entomology : A European night-moth, Agrophila sulph uralis . spotted-tree, s. Bot.: Flindersia maculosa , a native of Queensland. So named because the trunk is covered with spots, owing to the outer bark falling off in patches. spotted wild-cat, s . Zool.: Felis torquata , an Indian species, about "The hounds spotted him, and he became food and eighteen inches long, the tail being about a foot trophy two minutes later."- Field , April 4, 1885. *6. To stain, to taint, to blemish. IMG:content-0089.png:[blocks in formation] spotter spot-tër, s. [Eng.spot, v.; -er.] 1. One who spots. 2. A detective. ( U.S.slang .) spot-ti-ne , subst. [Eng. spotty; -ne .] The quality or state of being spotty or marked with spots.