aeneous

or a·ë·ne·ous

[ ey-ee-nee-uhs ]

/ eɪˈi ni əs /

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adjective

bronze-colored: an aeneous beetle.

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Origin of aeneous

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

Words nearby aeneous

-aemia, Aeneas, Aeneas Silvius, Aeneid, Aeneolithic, aeneous, A.Eng., Aeolian, aeolian deposits, aeolian harp, Aeolian Islands