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Meanings of rufous in English
Usage of rufous in English
1
The general colour of this antelope is dun, with a rufous tinge.
2
Its horns are of the lyrate form, and its colour a bright rufous.
3
Even the fading light could not kill his rufous face.
4
Fire has also covered about a third of the range of the vulnerable rufous scrub-bird.
5
I'd prefer to say that by 2020 we could save the rufous hare-wallaby from extinction.
6
The sun reflects off them, for a moment turning them into rufous eyes of fire.
7
Eggs three and pearl-white, with minute scattered specks of rufous, chiefly at the larger end.
8
It has dark brown plumage, with a rufous breast.
9
He regarded his questioner with his small rufous eye.
10
For his family's sake he had moved into town, a ruddy, rufous-bearded, clumping fellow, intelligent, kindly.
11
The hair, especially on the hind-quarters, is coarse and somewhat rough; the colour being generally rufous brown.
12
Behind him the little rufous man with the big eyes twitched at his robe and offered suggestions.
13
As the animal neared, she saw a rufous mane and a familiar scar on the lion's nose.
14
The rufous bush chat was spotted at Stiffkey, Norfolk, and up to 100 birders came to see it.
15
Brown, yellow grizelled; tail above blackish, beneath grey; head short, conical; belly grey brown, with broad rufous channelled hairs.
16
The huge rufous-maned cave lion, with a wrenching twist, pulled his leap short and landed at the woman's feet.
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