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lesser-spotted

lesser-spotted is the alternative form of lesser spotted.

Meaning of lesser spotted

Adjective

lesser spotted (not comparable)

  1. (humorous) Part of the name of some (often fictional) species of animal, used as a placeholder for some obscure or rare species that is of little interest or importance.
    • She's traipsed off to Borneo to see the lesser spotted pygmy owl, or something like that.
  2. (broadly, humorous) Rare or remarkable.
    • The lesser-spotted Max Verstappen mistake. Very rare you see Verstappen make an error like that and spin.2023, Luke Smith, The Athletic
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lesser, spotted.

Questions about lesser-spotted

What is lesser-spotted the alternative form of?
Lesser-spotted is the alternative form of lesser spotted.

Words near lesser-spotted in the dictionary

  1. lesser wings
  2. lesser yam
  3. lesser yellowlegs
  4. lesser-evilism
  5. lesser-known
  6. lesser-spotted
  7. lesserness
  8. lessers
  9. lesses
  10. lessest
  11. lessgo

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