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  • Or for about US$32, you can wade in a tank with friendly shovelnose rays, blue-spotted stingrays and other marine creatures.

    Finding Nemo 2008

  • Also saw a couple of blue-spotted stingrays at that site.

    the great barrier reef WENDEE HOLTCAMP 2008

  • Alexander got the highest possible mark on his first school report, which was on the blue-spotted salamander and I am most pleased.

    Movin' Right Along sazettel 2008

  • In Britain it used to be thought that blue-spotted animals represented a distinct subspecies that was dubbed Anguis fragilis colchica, but in fact there is no such taxonomic entity.

    Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • The rich resource of commercial and game fish are largemouth bass, yellow perch, tidewater silverside, pumpkinseed, blue-spotted sunfish, bluegill, black crappie and channel catfish.

    North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve 2007

  • I shook my head ruefully at my inattention, thought for a moment longer about this man and his red-and blue-spotted bees, and walked back down to take my leave of him.

    The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006

  • The full face of the red blue-spotted variety (PAGURUS PUNCTULATUS) is an effective menace to any ordinary foe, and that honourable part is presented at the front door when the tenant is at home.

    The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

  • Something green and yellow and blue-spotted tried to climb into the boat, its four small tentacles groping.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • He chose a tweed overcoat, rather too big for him, and a blue-spotted scarf.

    The Mystery of the Strange Bundle Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1952

  • His hand kept sliding down his loose, blue-spotted, white costume, but did not enter into any pocket.

    The Circus Comes to Town Lebbeus Mitchell 1921

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