fuscous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fuscous
1655–65; < Latin fusc ( us ) dark, tawny, dusky + -ous
Example Sentences
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The plumage is very pale brown, marked with fuscous; the crown and wing-coverts rufous.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
P. campan. exp. subumb. slightly innato-fibrillose, livid fuscous, shining; g. broad, white; s. glabrous, white, base fibrilloso-strigose.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Grayish brown mixed with white; wings and tail fuscous.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman
Similar to No. 54 but darker; tail nearly uniform fuscous.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman
P. 4-9 cm. exp. rivulose, rugulose, tawny, edge pale; g. adnate, pallid then fuscous; s. 8-14 cm. equal, silky-white, ring sup. tumid; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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