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Definition of Griseous
1. a. Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly.
Definition of Griseous
1. Adjective. Having a gray, mottled appearance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Griseous
1. grayish [adj] - See also: grayish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Griseous
Literary usage of Griseous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Entomologia Edinensis: Or A Description and History of the Insects Found in by James Wilson, James Duncan (1834)
"... situate near the middle of the elytra ; under side and legs testaceous, somewhat
griseous. Not a very common insect apparently in any part of Britain. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... "grey" chiefly British); spec, grayish, grizzly or grisly, grizzled, hoar,
Hoary, griseous (learned), blae (obi. or Scot, and dial. ..."
3. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum by Frederick Smith (1853)
"This sex closely resembles the male, but has the head entirely black; the head
has a griseous pubescence, the posterior tibiae have exteriorly a white ..."
4. List of the Specimens of Hemipterous Insects in the Collection of the by William Sweetland Dallas (1851)
"Thorax griseous, thickly punctured with black, with an irregular blackish line
across near the anterior margin. ..."
5. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1902)
"... wings hyaline, tinged with yellowish ; nervures and stigma testaceous; thorax
with long griseous hair slightly tinged with ochraceous; legs black, ..."
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