rufous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rufous
Example Sentences
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Hertfordshire Zoo says the successful breeding programme is a "significant victory for the wider zoological community, with only a handful of black and rufous sengi currently residing in the UK".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
"Then the advantage of the rufous morph comes into play, as it is less common and has not been learned by the hosts," says Wolf.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
And even in the summer, rufous hummingbirds are usually found on the West Coast.
From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021
Although social media chatter about hummingbirds in Mississippi has died down since the majority of ruby-throats have made their way to Central America, rufous hummingbirds are still coming.
From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2020
The face that turned towards me, reddened and era-tered by firelight and shadow, was as flat and cruel as the moon, Winter’s dull rufous moon.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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