plumbeous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of plumbeous
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin plumbeus, equivalent to plumb(um) “lead” + -eus -eous
Example Sentences
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I spotted a brown chestnut-winged cinclodes with a little pointy beak, and a slate-blue plumbeous sierra finch with pink legs.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
There’s also the plumbeous seedeater, Sporophila plumbea, or “mountain canary,” which is cheaper and as a result, more available, according to a December 2018 bird trafficking report by Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring network.
From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2023
Whereas plumbeous vireo songs got shorter with increased background noise, grey vireo songs grew longer.
From US News • May 31, 2011
The researchers counted and recorded plumbeous vireos and grey vireos living near natural gas wells with noisy compressors.
From US News • May 31, 2011
The four other specimens in darker immature pelage are plumbeous and cinnamon whereas immature individuals of comparable age of Peromyscus banderanus caught in the same place are plumbeous above and lack the cinnamon color.
From An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico by Bernardo Villa R.
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