olive brown
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An olive brown loon’s egg with black speckles was sitting on an nest, abandoned by its parents and with no chance to hatch.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
The olive brown iguana on the branch is a gnarly beast, perhaps four feet long, and perfectly camouflaged.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2017
Females of the species are a comparatively drab olive brown.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 27, 2015
When Gouldian finches first hatch "they're actually all an olive brown colour," Ms Williams told BBC Nature.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2012
The licorice sticks had changed to a rich olive brown and had assumed sufficient rotundity to allow of pink-and-white socks and white ankle-ties.
From Leerie by Sawyer, Ruth
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