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olive brown

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noun

    1. a dull yellowish-brown to yellowish-green colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      an olive-brown coat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 back, wings, and tail are olive brown tinged with rusty red.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas

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