olivaceous
of a deep shade of green; olive.
Origin of olivaceous
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How to use olivaceous in a sentence
Myiarchus tuberculifer platyrhynchus Ridgway: olivaceous Flycatcher.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula | Erwin E. KlaasThe eggs are of a dark cream or olivaceous-brown colour thickly blotched or spotted with dark brown or brownish-black.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting | Richard KeartonAdult female: Similar to male but duller; black of male replaced by slaty with an olivaceous cast.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2) | William Leon DawsonThe plumage of adult is sometimes overcast above with a faint olivaceous tinge.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2) | William Leon DawsonIts color is brassy, olivaceous above, with seven very black stripes along its sides.
Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and Others
British Dictionary definitions for olivaceous
/ (ˌɒlɪˈveɪʃəs) /
of an olive colour
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