Word: Fulvous
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...fulvous.
1. of a dull brownish yellow, tawny
origin
Latin fulvus; perhaps akin to Latin flavus yellow
example
The U.S. is home to two types of whistling ducks: the black-bellied whistling duck and the fulvous whistling duck, commonly called the fulvous tree duck.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
...fulvous.
1. of a dull brownish yellow, tawny
origin
Latin fulvus; perhaps akin to Latin flavus yellow
example
The U.S. is home to two types of whistling ducks: the black-bellied whistling duck and the fulvous whistling duck, commonly called the fulvous tree duck.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
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Date: 2024-10-03 02:50 pm (UTC)