spotted : Idioms & Phrases
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Spotted fever
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noun any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin
WordNet
(Med.) , a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Webster 1913
Spotted tree
(Bot.) , an Australian tree (Flindersia maculosa ); so called because its bark falls off in spots.