fuscous

[ fuhs-kuhs ]

adjective
  1. of brownish-gray or dusky color.

Origin of fuscous

1
1655–65; <Latin fusc(us) dark, tawny, dusky + -ous

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fuscous

/ (ˈfʌskəs) /


adjective
  1. of a brownish-grey colour

Origin of fuscous

1
C17: from Latin fuscus dark, swarthy, tawny

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