aeneous

or a·ë·ne·ous

[ey-ee-nee-uh s]

adjective

bronze-colored: an aeneous beetle.

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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