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aeneous

American  
[ey-ee-nee-uhs] / eɪˈi ni əs /
Or aëneous

adjective

  1. bronze-colored.

    an aeneous beetle.

Etymology

Origin of aeneous

1805–15; < Latin aēneus, equivalent to aēn ( us ) of bronze ( ae ( s ) bronze + -n- adj. suffix) + -eus -eous

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Aeneous -eus: shining bronze or brassy.

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