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单词 rufulous
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rufulousadj.

Brit. /ˈruːfjᵿləs/, U.S. /ˈrufjələs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rūfulus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin rūfulus tinged with red ( < rūfus red (see rufous adj. and n.) + -ulus -ulus suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier rufous adj.
Botany and Zoology. rare.
Slightly rufous; reddish.
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rubicund?a1425
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flushy1706
rubescent1731
rufescent1802
rubedinous1845
rufulous1883
pyrrhous1890
1883 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 21 214 One or two of the younger plants (which had not acquired a rufulous tinge).
1922 T. L. Casey Mem. on Coleoptera X. 39 Form nearly as in the preceding but smaller and slightly narrower, not so dark and more rufulous above.
1933 M. Summers Werewolf v. 232 A wild beast with rufulous fur, not unlike a huge dog, rushed from the thicket and tore her kirtle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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