greyish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *grēwaz Proto-West Germanic *grāg Old English [Term?] Old English grēġ Middle English grey English grey Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English greyish From grey + -ish.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of grayish.
alt of grayish
Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […]
2013, K. A. Spencer, Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance, page 264: