- rufescent
- adjective Etymology: Latin rufescent-, rufescens, present participle of rufescere to become reddish, from rufus red — more at red Date: 1817 reddish
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Rufescent — Ru*fes cent, a. [L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.] Reddish; tinged with red. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rufescent — [ro͞o fes′ənt] adj. [L rufescens, prp. of rufescere, to become red < rufus,RED] reddish; red tinged rufescence n … English World dictionary
rufescent — rufescence, n. /rooh fes euhnt/, adj. somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous. [1810 20; < L rufescent (s. of rufescens, prp. of rufescere to redden), equiv. to ruf(us) RED1, tawny + esc inchoative suffix + ent ENT] * * * … Universalium
rufescent — ru•fes•cent [[t]ruˈfɛs ənt[/t]] adj. somewhat reddish • Etymology: 1810–20; < L rūfēscent , s. of rūfēscēns, prp. of rūfēscere to redden, inchoative der. of rūfus red, tawny; see escent ru•fes′cence, n … From formal English to slang
Rufescent Imperial Pigeon — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Rufescent Screech Owl — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Rufescent Tiger Heron — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Rufescent Tiger-heron — Taxobox name = Rufescent Tiger heron status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Tigrisoma species = T. lineatum binomial = Tigrisoma lineatum binomial… … Wikipedia
Rufescent Screech-owl — Taxobox name = Rufescent Screech owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Megascops species = M. ingens binomial = Megascops ingens binomial… … Wikipedia
Rufescent Prinia — Taxobox name = Rufescent Prinia status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Cisticolidae genus = Prinia species = P. rufescens binomial = Prinia rufescens binomial… … Wikipedia
