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orichalceous

orichalceous adjective: pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass.

orichalceous: pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass
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Adjective

orichalceous (comparative more orichalceous, superlative most orichalceous)

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass.
    • Thoracic dorsum black, with orichalceous-pollinose stripes1901, Biologia Centrali-Americana
    • Orichalceous (Orichalceus). A splendour intermediate between that of gold and brass. Ex. upper wings of Noctua Chrysitis.1826, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: with Plates, volume 4, page 283

Forms of orichalceous

comparativemore orichalceous
superlativemost orichalceous

Origin of orichalceous

From New Latin orichalceus, from orichalcum.

Questions about orichalceous

What does orichalceous mean?
Orichalceous means pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass.
What part of speech is orichalceous?
Orichalceous is an adjective.

Words near orichalceous in the dictionary

  1. oribé
  2. oribés
  3. oricalche
  4. oricha
  5. orichalc
  6. orichalceous
  7. orichalch
  8. orichalchum
  9. orichalcum
  10. orichas
  11. Orick

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