Slaty definition

Slaty means a cocoa bean which shows a slaty colour on half or more of the exposed surface of the cotyledons.
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Examples of Slaty in a sentence

  • In the temporary wetlands of eastern Bushmanland, Namibia where there are no fish, Slaty Egrets caught large tadpoles of African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) and aquatic insects.

  • The Slaty Egret is monotypic, birds being similar morphologically throughout the range of the species.

  • Slaty Egrets normally forage alone or in small groups of up to eight birds, rarely over 60.

  • Birdlife Botswana is to facilitate and host the first Slaty Egret International Working Group Meeting in Botswana in 2023.

  • The diet of the Slaty Egret comprises mainly fish, 5-10 cm in length and larval and adult amphibians, but also occasionally dragonflies (Odonata) and molluscs (▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ 1992, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1976, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & McQuaid 1983).

  • Protection and sympathetic management of wetlands in the Slaty ▇▇▇▇▇’s range would help address some local threats.

  • Improve the current conservation status and knowledge base of the Slaty Egret within the next 10 years.

  • BirdLife International (2000) noted that it wandered to the delta when not breeding but ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (2001) did not mention Slaty Egret as occurring in the Zambezi Delta Important Bird Area.

  • In early August 2004 as the lake was filling 21 Slaty Egrets were observed feeding at the leading edge of the floodwater (pers.

  • There is an association between foraging Slaty Egrets and Lechwe in the Okavango Delta, the birds favouring short vegetation where the mammals have been grazing or where grasslands are inundated after fires (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al.