| 单词 | rufous-buff |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrufous-buff a. attributive with other names of colours, as rufous-brown, rufous-buff, rufous-white, etc. ΚΠ 1781 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. 13 Egyptian V[ulture]..is said to be of a rufous ash-colour, spotted with brown. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 517 The upper parts of the body..spotted with rufous yellow. 1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) II. 165 Its colour is rufous-brown above, and beneath yellowish. 1838 Penny Cycl. X. 187/2 Under tail-coverts plain rufous-white. 1896 Lloyd's Nat. Hist. 73 The fore-neck and breast..tinged with rufous-buff. 1985 Cambr. Encycl. Life Sci. viii. 248/1 The bush pig or red river hog..is a bright rufous red. 2006 C. Roots Flightless Birds vii. 137 Both sexes have similar rufus-brown plumage on their backs and wings. < as lemmas |
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