rufous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rufous
Example Sentences
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Two black and rufous sengi, known as elephant shrews, have been born for the first time 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
“For their body size, hands down, the most aggressive bird is the rufous hummingbird.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2022
About a month later, Amy Dowe of the Cayuga community in Hinds County saw something she’d never seen - a rufous hummingbird.
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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