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单词 griseous
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griseousadj.

/ˈɡrɪzɪəs/
Etymology: < medieval Latin grīseus (see gris adj.) + -ous suffix.
Grey; spec. in Zoology and Botany, bluish grey, pearl-grey. (For an aberrant use see quot. 1826.)
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1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 221 Pentatoma..Body griseous above.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 279 Griseous (Griseus), white mottled with black or brown. Ex. Curculio nebulosus.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 274 Tail-feathers wedge-shaped, griseous, spotted with black.
1847 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 240 Abdomen..griseous pubescent.
1893 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 294 French soil and notably French skies are griseous.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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