piceous
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
inflammable; combustible.
Zoology. black or nearly black as pitch.
Origin of piceous
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How to use piceous in a sentence
The labrum or upper-lip is fulvous; and the antenn are piceous.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William KirbyThe legs are all black, with the digits only rather piceous.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William KirbyAbdomen: the apical margins of the segments obscurely and narrowly rufo-piceous, the apex ferruginous.
The tarsi obscurely rufo-piceous, the claws ferruginous; wings dark fuscous, their base hyaline.
Thorax: the wings hyaline and brilliantly iridescent; the legs dark rufo-piceous with a bright purple tinge.
British Dictionary definitions for piceous
/ (ˈpɪsɪəs, ˈpaɪsɪəs) /
of, relating to, or resembling pitch
Origin of piceous
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