fulvous

American  

[fuhl-vuhs] / ˈfʌl vəs /

adjective

1. tawny; dull yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown.

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fulvous British  

/ ˈfʊl-, ˈfʌlvəs /

adjective

1. of a dull brownish-yellow colour; tawny

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Etymology

Origin of fulvous

1655–65; < Latin fulvus deep yellow, tawny, reddish-yellow; see -ous

Example Sentences

In Cocoa, Fla., Veteran Birder Allan Cruickshank, one of the nation's foremost experts, claimed a record 191 species for his group, including the Fulvous Tree-Duck and two Brewer's Blackbirds.

From Time Magazine Archive

From five to fifteen and, in the case of the Fulvous Tree Duck, possibly as many as thirty eggs are laid.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.

Fulvous Black-Bellied   Fulvous Black-Bellied The trailing legs and rounded wings of these slow flying ducks makes them look bigger than they are.

From Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide by Hines, Robert W.

Fulvous olive, beneath white; head and ears black; nape with a white crescent, skin of the eyebrows red.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William