Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
erythrism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology, archaic, rare An unusual
redness , as inhair orplumage .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek red + colour.
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