diamondback
adjective
di·a·mond·back
ˈdī-(ə-)mən(d)-ˌbak 
: having marks like diamonds or lozenges on the back
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The slow-moving culprits were diamondback terrapins, a turtle species that spends most of its time in neighboring Jamaica Bay, Queens — that is, until mating season comes around.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2017
Diamondback moths, which ravage the cabbages, kale, and cauliflower grown by poor urban farmers, are spreading in South Africa.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 27 Apr. 2017
Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2017
Diamondback moths, which ravage the cabbages, kale, and cauliflower grown by poor urban farmers, are spreading in South Africa.
—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 27 Apr. 2017
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diamondback
adjective
di·a·mond·back
ˈdī-(ə-)mən(d)-ˌbak
: having marks like diamonds on the back
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