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castaneous

castaneous adjective: having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.

Adjective

castaneous (comparative more castaneous, superlative most castaneous)

  1. Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
    • Elytra piceous, gradually shaded into a castaneous margin, irregularly and minutely punctured, covered with ochraceous pubescence.1827, John Curtis, British Entomology

castaneous meaning in Tamil

castaneous in Tamil

ஆமணக்கு போன்ற

Forms of castaneous

comparativemore castaneous
superlativemost castaneous

Origin of castaneous

From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) + -ous (“full, full of”).

Words formed from castaneous

Questions about castaneous

What does castaneous mean?
Castaneous means having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
What is castaneous in Tamil?
Castaneous in Tamil is ஆமணக்கு போன்ற. See Castaneous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is castaneous?
Castaneous is an adjective.

Words near castaneous in the dictionary

  1. Castalian
  2. castalin
  3. Castana
  4. castanean
  5. Castaneda
  6. castaneous
  7. castaneously
  8. castanet
  9. castanetist
  10. castanetists
  11. castanets

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