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rufous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹuːfəs/

Etymology

From Latin rūfus (“red”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) of a reddish colour

Deriveds

rufous owl · rufous-backed antvireo · rufous-chested sparrowhawk · rufous-backed fantail · rufous-capped antshrike · rufous-winged antshrike · rufousness · rufous-bellied kookaburra · rufous-crowned bee-eater · rufous-vented ground-cuckoo · rufous night heron · rufous scrub robin · rufous-tailed hummingbird · rufous warbler · rufous hare-wallaby · rufous bush chat · rufous-crowned sparrow · rufous-collared sparrow · rufous-tailed rock thrush · rufous-vented tit · rufous-breasted sparrowhawk · rufous bush robin · rufous-bellied tit · rufous-tailed scrub robin · rufous-tailed hawk · rufous grasswren · rufous-naped tit · rufous-naped bellbird · rufous hornbill

Translations (11)

ro arămiu (colour) · hu vörhenyes (colour) · pl czerwonawy (colour) · bg ръждиво кафяв (colour) · fi punertava (colour) · fa نارنجی سیر (colour) · el υπέρυθρος (colour) · el ερυθροκίτρινος (colour) · hu rőt (colour) · es rufo (colour) · fi punakka (colour)

rufous en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹuːfəs/

Etymology

From Latin rūfus (“red”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of rufous hummingbird.
   alt of rufous hummingbird
   • Partners in Flight — a conservation group that tracks several species of birds, including hummingbirds — estimates that the rufous population is currently 62% smaller than it was in 1966. […] Rufouses are adapting, however, and becoming more willing to use urban feeders and gardens. 2021, Daniel I. Stein, Attracting Hummingbirds:
2. (uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, as of rust.

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