What does schistaceous mean?
Schistaceous means Having the color of slate; slaty.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having the color of slate; slaty.
Eyes golden-green. Mouth black. Thorax schistaceous beneath.
In No. 736 the throat is almost uniform schistaceous, except a few blackish dots here and there.
Wills does not just climb cliffs or scramble over boulders; he negotiates "schistaceous gneiss."
Habitat: Climbing over dwarf bushes or oak trees, on hill slopes, in forests, near streams, on schistaceous, sandy and rocky soils, 1300–3300m.
Sharp contact between the 4 kyr BP eroded surface soils and the subsequent schistaceous mudflow .
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Schistaceous means Having the color of slate; slaty.
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Eyes golden-green. Mouth black. Thorax schistaceous beneath.
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