griseous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of griseous
1810–20; < Medieval Latin grīseus, based on Germanic *grīs or *grīsi gray, perhaps with suffix of Latin rūbeus; compare Old Saxon grîs gray Old French, French gris gray; see -eous
Example Sentences
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Black, punctured and opake; the clypeus terminating in a sharp-pointed angle; the base and apex of the mandibles rufo-piceous; the scape ferruginous in front; the face with a thin, fine, griseous pubescence.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Head and thorax black and very closely punctured; the face covered with griseous pubescence; the clypeus with a central longitudinal carina.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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