spectacled
adjective
spec·ta·cled
ˈspek-ti-kəld 
also -ˌti-kəld
1
: having or wearing spectacles
2
: having markings suggesting a pair of spectacles
a spectacled alligator
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Adam Grimm, an artist based in South Dakota, won the competition for his acrylic portrait of two spectacled eiders against a backdrop of snowy mountains, reports WSHU’s Davis Dunavin.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The spectacled cobra is one of four species of snakes that deliver most of the snakebites in India, according to Britannica.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Their quarry was instead a six-foot-long spectacled caiman.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
One by one, the spectacled young doctor carefully sliced them open with a scalpel, then from the sticky tissue surrounding their guts, plucked out dozens of lima bean-sized lumps of flesh and dropped them into a flask of liquid nitrogen.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
When the nearly two-foot reptile was caught days later, it was discovered to be a spectacled caiman, a species of crocodile native to Central and South America.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
Andean Bear The spectacled Andean bear is South America's only bear species.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020
Some called for the return of the green-spectacled guy, others lamented how flat and generic the scheme looked.
—Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 15 Jan. 2020
At Wild Geese Bookshop, a (sometimes) spectacled skeleton sits by the window with a stack of books, boning up on everything from survival skills to Queen Victoria.
—Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2019
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
The spectacled cobra is one of four species of snakes that deliver most of the snakebites in India, according to Britannica.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Their quarry was instead a six-foot-long spectacled caiman.
—Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
One by one, the spectacled young doctor carefully sliced them open with a scalpel, then from the sticky tissue surrounding their guts, plucked out dozens of lima bean-sized lumps of flesh and dropped them into a flask of liquid nitrogen.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
When the nearly two-foot reptile was caught days later, it was discovered to be a spectacled caiman, a species of crocodile native to Central and South America.
—Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
Andean Bear The spectacled Andean bear is South America's only bear species.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020
Some called for the return of the green-spectacled guy, others lamented how flat and generic the scheme looked.
—Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 15 Jan. 2020
At Wild Geese Bookshop, a (sometimes) spectacled skeleton sits by the window with a stack of books, boning up on everything from survival skills to Queen Victoria.
—Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2019
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spectacled
adjective
spec·ta·cled
ˈspek-ti-kəld
1
: having or wearing glasses
2
: having markings that look like a pair of glasses
a spectacled bear
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