piceous
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
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inflammable; combustible.
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Zoology. black or nearly black as pitch.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of piceous
1640–50; < Latin piceus made of pitch, equivalent to pice- (stem of pix ) pitch 2 + -us adj. suffix; -ous
Example Sentences
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DESCRIPTION.—Called melanodon from the remarkable colouring of its teeth, which are piceous and white-tipped; colour uniform fuscous, scarcely paler beneath.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
Antennæ piceous; fore part of the pectus, abdomen and legs tawny, the latter with diffuse blackish bands; wings grey, veins black, with the usual structure, tawny towards the base; halteres testaceous.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Head smooth; antennæ piceous; tarsi whitish; wings blackish cinereous, veins black; halteres snow-white.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Deep black, shining, very minutely punctured; head smooth; antennæ piceous; posterior tarsi whitish, with black tips; wings limpid, veins whitish, black towards the base; halteres snow-white.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Mouth and antennæ testaceous; abdomen, hind femora at the tips, and fore tibiæ piceous, anterior tarsi ferruginous; wings dark grey, veins black.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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