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Definition of rufous in English: rufousadjective ˈruːfəsˈrufəs Reddish brown in colour. Example sentencesExamples - Gabriel's face is naturistically hidden behind his shoulder, so that only a rufous mop of hair is discernible.
- The rufous turtle dove which saw a flurry of birdwatchers descend on Stromness earlier this month is still attracting twitchers.
- Karl Vernes' current interest is in a small rufous bettong colony that lives in the New England region of northern NSW.
- Adults have a rufous crown and a white throat-patch.
- I have a hedge and it attracts Western tanagers, rufous hummingbirds, and yellow warblers, to name a few.
- Though chiefly a root and fungus eater, today's rufous bettong (one of the smallest species of kangaroo) is in fact frequently observed to chew on animal bones.
- The rufous turtle dove, which is more commonly found in Asia, often winters in Scandinavia, but its visits to Britain are rare.
- In the rufous bush robin, nest size was positively related to the size of prey males carried to the nest to feed the young.
- With a rufous red coat, white tail-tip and legs so spindly it is sometimes described as a giant fox on stilts, it stands 90 cm high at the shoulder - taller than a Great Dane.
- Further down the road, at a checkpoint, rufous tree pies fly down and will perch on your hand for suitable compensation.
- Most North Americans are familiar with either the ruby-throated hummingbird, east of the Rocky Mountains, or the rufous hummingbird, west of the Rockies.
- Twice a year, rufous hummingbirds travel 2,500 miles between Central America and Alaska.
- The adult in breeding plumage is mottled black-and-brown, with little or no rufous coloration.
- At various times of the year other bird species include the red-tailed tropic bird, the rufous night heron, and frigate birds.
- Females and males in non-breeding plumage are duller than breeding males, their backs mottled gray-brown rather than rufous.
- Males in breeding plumage are unmistakable with their dark blue color, rufous sides and crown, and striking white patterning on the face, neck, sides, and back.
- Along the Pacific Coast, the large Anna's hummingbird may be found, as well as Allen's, black-chinned, broad-tailed, calliope, Costa's, and rufous hummingbirds.
- The types he most often sees are the rufous hummingbird, which summers here and migrates to Mexico for the winter, and the Anna's, which is a year-round resident.
- They lack the bold rufous coloring of Western Bluebirds.
- Eastern birds are bright yellow below with rufous streaks on their breasts; western birds are lightly streaked and drabber in color.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
noun ˈruːfəsˈrufəs mass nounA reddish-brown colour. pale southern races of peregrine have some rufous on nape Example sentencesExamples - This large, long-tailed flycatcher has a pale yellow belly, gray breast and head, and rufous on its wings and tail.
Origin Late 18th century: from Latin rufus 'red, reddish' + -ous. Definition of rufous in US English: rufousadjectiveˈro͞ofəsˈrufəs Reddish brown in color. Example sentencesExamples - The rufous turtle dove, which is more commonly found in Asia, often winters in Scandinavia, but its visits to Britain are rare.
- I have a hedge and it attracts Western tanagers, rufous hummingbirds, and yellow warblers, to name a few.
- Though chiefly a root and fungus eater, today's rufous bettong (one of the smallest species of kangaroo) is in fact frequently observed to chew on animal bones.
- At various times of the year other bird species include the red-tailed tropic bird, the rufous night heron, and frigate birds.
- In the rufous bush robin, nest size was positively related to the size of prey males carried to the nest to feed the young.
- With a rufous red coat, white tail-tip and legs so spindly it is sometimes described as a giant fox on stilts, it stands 90 cm high at the shoulder - taller than a Great Dane.
- They lack the bold rufous coloring of Western Bluebirds.
- Males in breeding plumage are unmistakable with their dark blue color, rufous sides and crown, and striking white patterning on the face, neck, sides, and back.
- Gabriel's face is naturistically hidden behind his shoulder, so that only a rufous mop of hair is discernible.
- Adults have a rufous crown and a white throat-patch.
- Further down the road, at a checkpoint, rufous tree pies fly down and will perch on your hand for suitable compensation.
- Twice a year, rufous hummingbirds travel 2,500 miles between Central America and Alaska.
- Along the Pacific Coast, the large Anna's hummingbird may be found, as well as Allen's, black-chinned, broad-tailed, calliope, Costa's, and rufous hummingbirds.
- Females and males in non-breeding plumage are duller than breeding males, their backs mottled gray-brown rather than rufous.
- Karl Vernes' current interest is in a small rufous bettong colony that lives in the New England region of northern NSW.
- Eastern birds are bright yellow below with rufous streaks on their breasts; western birds are lightly streaked and drabber in color.
- The rufous turtle dove which saw a flurry of birdwatchers descend on Stromness earlier this month is still attracting twitchers.
- The types he most often sees are the rufous hummingbird, which summers here and migrates to Mexico for the winter, and the Anna's, which is a year-round resident.
- Most North Americans are familiar with either the ruby-throated hummingbird, east of the Rocky Mountains, or the rufous hummingbird, west of the Rockies.
- The adult in breeding plumage is mottled black-and-brown, with little or no rufous coloration.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red
nounˈro͞ofəsˈrufəs A reddish-brown color. pale southern races of peregrine have some rufous on nape Example sentencesExamples - This large, long-tailed flycatcher has a pale yellow belly, gray breast and head, and rufous on its wings and tail.
Origin Late 18th century: from Latin rufus ‘red, reddish’ + -ous. |