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allochroous

allochroous adjective: changed in color, as plumage after moulting.

Adjective

allochroous (comparative more allochroous, superlative most allochroous)

  1. Changed in color, as plumage after moulting

Forms of allochroous

comparativemore allochroous
superlativemost allochroous

Origin of allochroous

From Ancient Greek ἀλλόχροος (allókhroos, “changed in color”) (from ἄλλος (állos) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”)) + -ous.

Questions about allochroous

What does allochroous mean?
Allochroous means changed in color, as plumage after moulting.
What part of speech is allochroous?
Allochroous is an adjective.

Words near allochroous in the dictionary

  1. allochrome
  2. allochronic
  3. allochronism
  4. allochronous
  5. allochrony
  6. allochroous
  7. allochrous
  8. allochthon
  9. allochthone
  10. allochthoneity
  11. allochthones

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