cinereous

[ si-neer-ee-uhs ]

/ sɪˈnɪər i əs /

adjective

in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies.

resembling ashes.

ashen; ash-colored; grayish: a cinereous bird.

Also cin·er·i·tious

[sin-uh-rish-uhs]. /ˌsɪn əˈrɪʃ əs/.

Origin of cinereous

1655–65; <Latin cinereus, equivalent to ciner- (stem of cinis) ashes + -eus-eous

Words nearby cinereous

cineraria, cinerarium, cinerary, cinerator, cinerea, cinereous, cinerin, Cingalese, cingulate, cingulate gyrus, cingulate sulcus

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Example sentences from the Web for cinereous

The stillness was so great, that even the twittering of the whiskey-johneesh, or cinereous crow, caused us to start.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1|John Franklin
As, when we say hirsuto-cinereous, we mean that the hirsuties only of a body is cinereous.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
In the arrangement of the cinereous lines, it presents a general resemblance to B. fuscus saur.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
The gills are slightly emarginate, rather narrow, cinereous.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

The Cinereous Cuckoo is smaller than the preceding species, and also differs in having a square tail and a more curved beak.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater

British Dictionary definitions for cinereous

cinereous

cineritious (ˌsɪnəˈrɪʃəs)

/ (sɪˈnɪərɪəs) /

adjective

of a greyish colour

resembling or consisting of ashes

Word Origin for cinereous

C17: from Latin cinereus, from cinis ashes

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单词	cinereous
释义	cinereous [ si-neer-ee-uhs ] / sɪˈnɪər i əs / adjective in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies. resembling ashes. ashen; ash-colored; grayish: a cinereous bird. Also cin·er·i·tious [sin-uh-rish-uhs]. /ˌsɪn əˈrɪʃ əs/. Origin of cinereous 1655–65; <Latin cinereus, equivalent to ciner- (stem of cinis) ashes + -eus-eous Words nearby cinereous cineraria, cinerarium, cinerary, cinerator, cinerea, cinereous, cinerin, Cingalese, cingulate, cingulate gyrus, cingulate sulcus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cinereous The stillness was so great, that even the twittering of the whiskey-johneesh, or cinereous crow, caused us to start. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1\|John Franklin As, when we say hirsuto-cinereous, we mean that the hirsuties only of a body is cinereous. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby In the arrangement of the cinereous lines, it presents a general resemblance to B. fuscus saur. Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI\|Various The gills are slightly emarginate, rather narrow, cinereous. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard The Cinereous Cuckoo is smaller than the preceding species, and also differs in having a square tail and a more curved beak. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)\|P. L. Sclater British Dictionary definitions for cinereous cinereous cineritious (ˌsɪnəˈrɪʃəs) / (sɪˈnɪərɪəs) / adjective of a greyish colour resembling or consisting of ashes Word Origin for cinereous C17: from Latin cinereus, from cinis ashes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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