quasi-public
adjective
qua·si-pub·lic ˌkwā-ˌzī-ˈpə-blik 
-ˌsī-,
ˌkwä-zē-,
-sē-
: essentially public (as in services rendered) although under private ownership or control
Word History
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
- spotted redshank
- spotted rockfish
- spotted salamander
- spotted sandpiper
- spotted schaapsteker
- spotted sea trout
- spotted skate
- spotted skitty
- spotted skunk
- spotted spurge
- spotted sting ray
- spotted sucker
- spotted sunfish
- spotted tree
- spotted turtle
- spotted water hemlock
- spotted water hen
- spotted whip ray
- spotted wilt
- spotted wintergreen
- spotted woodpecker
- spotted-finned sunfish
- spotted-necked otter
- spottedly
- spottedness