yellow spot

noun

1. Ophthalmology. macula ( def 2b ).

yellow spot

noun

1. See macula lutea
   anatomy another name for macula lutea

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow spot¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

There is a long yellow spot on the neck, a second on the breast, and a third on the belly.

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Downstream a yellow spot broke out like a candle flame against black velvet.

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On each wing he has a bright yellow spot, and his rump, belly, and half the tail are of the same colour.

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It is distinguished from the next by the small yellow spot on either side of the bill near its base.

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It was midnight before they saw a moving yellow spot of brightness with a glare as of fire upon steam above it.

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