speculum in the PONS Dictionary

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In flight, the lack of a white border to the speculum is a key difference.
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The speculum helps keep the mouth open during the exam and helps avoid biting injuries.
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He started building his own reflecting telescopes and would spend up to 16 hours a day grinding and polishing the speculum metal primary mirrors.
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In flight, it shows a green speculum and pale underwing.
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The eyelid is held open with a speculum to minimize blinking during surgery.
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The drake also has a white speculum on its wings.
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It lacks the red bill spot, and has a blue speculum.
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In flight, pale blue forewing feathers are revealed, separated from the green speculum by a white border.
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Four outermost primary wing-covert feathers feature white patches forming a distinctive speculum.
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It is a poem in the tradition of speculum literature, written in seven-line stanzas, not known to have appeared in print.
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