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    rufous
    /ˈruːfəs/

    adjective

    • 1. reddish brown in colour: "handsome rufous plumage"

    noun

    • 1. a reddish-brown colour: "pale southern races of peregrine have some rufous on nape"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rufousRufous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Apr 12, 2024 · : reddish. Examples of rufous in a Sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › rufousRUFOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rufous definition: reddish; tinged with red; brownish red.. See examples of RUFOUS used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUFOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Rufous is an adjective that means reddish-brown or brownish-red. It comes from Latin rūfus, meaning red. See examples of rufous in sentences and learn how to pronounce it.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › rufousRufous - definition of rufous by The Free Dictionary

    Define rufous. rufous synonyms, rufous pronunciation, rufous translation, English dictionary definition of rufous. adj. Strong yellowish pink to moderate orange; reddish.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RufousRufous - Wikipedia

    Rufous (/ ˈ r uː f ə s /) is a color that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron. The first recorded use of rufous as a color name in English was in 1782. However, the color is also recorded earlier in 1527 as a diagnostic urine color.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › rufous_adjrufous, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the word rufous mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rufous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word rufous? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word rufous pronounced? British English

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › rufousrufous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · rufous ( countable and uncountable, plural rufouses) ( countable) Short for rufous hummingbird . 2021, Daniel I. Stein, Attracting Hummingbirds: Partners in Flight — a conservation group that tracks several species of birds, including hummingbirds — estimates that the rufous population is currently 62% smaller than it was in 1966. [ …]