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nebulosus

American  
[neb-yuh-loh-suhs] / ˌnɛb yəˈloʊ səs /

adjective

Meteorology.
  1. (of a cloud) having indistinct details.


Etymology

Origin of nebulosus

From the Latin word nebulōsus nebulous

Example Sentences

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Two cases of sympatric occurrence are known for the species of Syrrhophus in western M�xico: modestus and nivocolimae are sympatric in southern Jalisco and pipilans nebulosus and rubrimaculatus are sympatric in southeastern Chiapas.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by Lynch, John D.

On the strength of Bocourt's diagnosis of keeled snout scales in A. nebuloides, I am applying that name to the population in Oaxaca and A. nebulosus to the specimens from Michoacán.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

Aside from the minor variation in scutellation, specimens of Anolis nebulosus from Michoacán vary greatly in coloration.

From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.

B. m. nebulosus is judged to be a synonym of B. m. pallidus.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

Syrrhophus pipilans nebulosus: Duellman, 1958:2-4, 9, 12, 14.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by Lynch, John D.

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