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fuscation

fuscation noun: a darkening; obscurity; obfuscation.

Noun

fuscation

  1. A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation.
    • It is true other species have some fuscation but with them it is slight, not noticeable casually, and has usually been omitted in descriptions.1911, A. A. Girault, “Hymenoptera”, in Transactions of the American Entomological Society, volume 37, page 51
    • The same as victoria but the scape is also dark red, including also the long pedicel and the first two funicle joints (and a part of the third); the abdoment is reddish only along the median line of the venter; the fore wings bear the same general pattern ( as regards fuscation ) but they are more...1915, Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Volume 4, page 333

Origin of fuscation

From Latin fuscare, fuscatum (“to make dark”), from fuscus (“dark”).

Questions about fuscation

What does fuscation mean?
Fuscation means a darkening; obscurity; obfuscation.
What part of speech is fuscation?
Fuscation is a noun.

Words near fuscation in the dictionary

  1. fusarubin
  2. fusarubins
  3. fusase
  4. fusases
  5. fusball
  6. fuscation
  7. fuscescent
  8. fuschia
  9. fuschias
  10. fuscin
  11. fuscine

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