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flammulated, a.|ˈflæmjuːleɪtɪd|
[f. mod.L. flammulatus, f. L. flammula, dim. of flamma flame.]
Of a reddish colour, ruddy. So flammulation |flæmjuːˈleɪʃən|, a small flame-like marking.
1860Ibis II. 41 The nearest ally of the present species [sc. Malacoptila veræ pacis] is Lafresnaye's Malacoptila panamensis, from which it may be distinguished by the absence of any flammulations below. 1872E. Coues N. Amer. Birds 203 Flammulated owl. Above grayish-brown, obscurely streaked with black. |