Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Brassy or golden green in color.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, having brassy or metallic reflections.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Colored like bronze.
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- adjective
Bronze colored
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Latin aēneus, of bronze, from aes, bronze; see ayes- in Indo-European roots.]
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Fulvo-aeneous: brazen, with a touch of brownish yellow [brown pink].
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
fbharjo commented on the word aeneous
aeneous a bronzious word
January 14, 2007