Coccineous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Coccineous is an adjective meaning (formal) Scarlet.
Meaning
(formal) Scarlet.
Example Sentences
Because I have over 300 photos and no longer a limit of 24-27 shots on this new camera, I was able to snap a couple of pictures of this coccineous bird.
The species is well distinguished in its soft delicate texture, much convoluted plicate thallus, bright coccineous medulla up to the apices of the laciniae, […]
This is allied to Lanieri, but is at once distinguished by the thorax, posterior coxae, femora and tibiae being entirely coccineous, and the four anterior legs black.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coccidophagous, coccothraustine, ocellated, aithochrous, arvicolous, occiduous.
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