They are pale greenish grey, with very characteristic dark markings and lateral tufts of long, white silken hairs.

Each gun leaves characteristic markings on every cartridge and bullet fired from it.

Moreover this species shows a characteristic black markings running up from the base on the inside and outside edge of its gills.

At least half of the cells had the same characteristic markings.

P. diadema is readily distinguished from all the other lemur species by its characteristic markings and large physical size.

Other groups have the characteristic markings and appearance of leopards, tigers, or cheetahs.

They are predominantly dark green in color but bear characteristic translucent bright red heart-shaped markings on the underside of their leaves.

An examination, or "reading" of the characteristic markings on the firing end of the spark plug can indicate conditions within the running engine.

The characteristic basal markings are not usually apparent on such individuals.

The whales, with their characteristic black-and-white markings, swam side by side, one of them about half the size of the other.