subfuscous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subfuscous
1750–60; < Latin subfuscus, equivalent to sub- sub- + fuscus fuscous
Example Sentences
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P. thin, reniform or suborbicular, convex then exp. ochre or subfuscous, glabrous, somewhat shining; g. numerous, very thin, colour of p.; s. lateral, oblique; sp.
From Project Gutenberg
Abdomen: the middle of the basal segment, the second and third segments at their base, broadly purple; the apical margin of the third tinged with purple; wings subfuscous, with their base hyaline.
From Project Gutenberg
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