nigrousadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪɡrəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɪɡrəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nigr- , niger , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nigr-, niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ous suffix.

rare.

Black; very dark in colour.Recorded earliest as the final element in a compound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > very or completely black

for-blackc1405

self-black1562

nigrous1826

all-black1846

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > of deep black colour

nigrous1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 303 Æneo-nigrous.

1841 E. Newman Familiar Introd. Hist. Insects iii. ii. 173 Blacks:..nigrous or niger, the colour of lamp black.

1959 E. Collier Three against Wilderness iii. 35 Out of the nigrous overhead came the rustle of wings moving toward the creek.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nigrous
释义	nigrousadj. Brit. /ˈnɪɡrəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪɡrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nigr- , niger , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nigr-, niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ous suffix. rare. Black; very dark in colour.Recorded earliest as the final element in a compound. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > very or completely black for-blackc1405 self-black1562 nigrous1826 all-black1846 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of marking or colouring > of deep black colour nigrous1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 303 Æneo-nigrous. 1841 E. Newman Familiar Introd. Hist. Insects iii. ii. 173 Blacks:..nigrous or niger, the colour of lamp black. 1959 E. Collier Three against Wilderness iii. 35 Out of the nigrous overhead came the rustle of wings moving toward the creek. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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