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phaeochrous

phaeochrous adjective: dusky.

Adjective

phaeochrous (comparative more phaeochrous, superlative most phaeochrous)

  1. Dusky

Forms of phaeochrous

comparativemore phaeochrous
superlativemost phaeochrous

Origin of phaeochrous

From phaeo- (“grey”) + -chrous (“coloured”).

Questions about phaeochrous

What does phaeochrous mean?
Phaeochrous means dusky.
What part of speech is phaeochrous?
Phaeochrous is an adjective.

Words near phaeochrous in the dictionary

  1. phaeochromocytoma
  2. phaeochromocytomas
  3. phaeochromocytomata
  4. phaeochromycin
  5. phaeochromycins
  6. phaeochrous
  7. phaeodarian
  8. phaeodarians
  9. phaeodella
  10. phaeodellas
  11. phaeodia

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