testaceous
/tɛˈsteɪʃəs
/adjective chiefly Entomology
Of a dull brick-red colour: the ground colour is testaceous to pale rufous...
- The three specimens in the UNIMAS Collection examined slightly varied in the coloration of tibiae from dark testaceous to fulvous, two specimens have a yellowish femora and darker brownish tibiae.
- The specimen before me has the same part of a dull testaceous color, being not at all conspicuous and in feeble contrast with the black ground color.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin testaceus (from testa 'tile') + -ous.
- predistinguished
- predivine
- Predmost
- Predmostian
- prednisolone
- prednisone
- predoctoral
- predominance
- predominancy
- predominant
- predominantly
- predominant partner
- predominate
- predominately
- predomination
- predominator
- predominion
- predone
- predoom
- predormital
- predorsal
- Pre-Dorset
- pre-Dreadnought
- pre-drill
- pre-drilling