Aeneous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aeneous is an adjective meaning Bronze-colored.
Meaning
Bronze-colored.
Example Sentences
[…]the colour is more aeneous overall and lacks the blue reflections;[…].
The normal colour of the whole upper surface is rich metallic green, in some examples having a more æneous or golden-green tint.
The female is larger, more convex, more coarsely sculptured, paler and more æneous in lustre and with the prothorax less transverse and more narrowed anteriorly.
They are unquestionably distinct from the B. velatus, — being not only more æneous and metallic, with their pubescence even coarser still, and of a much more golden hue, but their entire punctation is deeper and (particularly on the head) less dense[…].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bronzy, aureous, bronzey, aurichalceous, bronze, aurous.
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