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 dorsal ground color is yellowish tan to olive brown with olive brown or dark brown spots, some of which in certain individuals are connected to form longitudinal dark stripes.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.
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