fulvous

[ fuhl-vuhs ]

/ ˈfʌl vəs /

adjective

tawny; dull yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown.

Origin of fulvous

1655–65; <Latin fulvus deep yellow, tawny, reddish-yellow; see -ous

Words nearby fulvous

fulminic acid, fulminous, fulsome, Fulton, Fulton, Robert, fulvous, fumadiddle, fumage, Fu Manchu mustache, fumarase, fumarate

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Example sentences from the Web for fulvous

The labrum or upper-lip is fulvous; and the antenn are piceous.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby
The young are more hairy, and are striped with brown and fulvous yellow.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
The female has the ground-color of the upper side yellow, shaded outwardly with fulvous.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland
On the under side the fore wings are fulvous at the base, broadly dark brown beyond the middle.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland

The fore wings on the under side are fulvous, shading outwardly into ferruginous.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland

British Dictionary definitions for fulvous

fulvous

/ (ˈfʌlvəs, ˈfʊl-) /

adjective

of a dull brownish-yellow colour; tawny

Word Origin for fulvous

C17: from Latin fulvus reddish yellow, gold-coloured, tawny; probably related to fulgēre to shine

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单词	fulvous
释义	fulvous [ fuhl-vuhs ] / ˈfʌl vəs / adjective tawny; dull yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown. Origin of fulvous 1655–65; <Latin fulvus deep yellow, tawny, reddish-yellow; see -ous Words nearby fulvous fulminic acid, fulminous, fulsome, Fulton, Fulton, Robert, fulvous, fumadiddle, fumage, Fu Manchu mustache, fumarase, fumarate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fulvous The labrum or upper-lip is fulvous; and the antenn are piceous. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)\|William Kirby The young are more hairy, and are striped with brown and fulvous yellow. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale The female has the ground-color of the upper side yellow, shaded outwardly with fulvous. The Butterfly Book\|William Jacob Holland On the under side the fore wings are fulvous at the base, broadly dark brown beyond the middle. The Butterfly Book\|William Jacob Holland The fore wings on the under side are fulvous, shading outwardly into ferruginous. The Butterfly Book\|William Jacob Holland British Dictionary definitions for fulvous fulvous / (ˈfʌlvəs, ˈfʊl-) / adjective of a dull brownish-yellow colour; tawny Word Origin for fulvous C17: from Latin fulvus reddish yellow, gold-coloured, tawny; probably related to fulgēre to shine 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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