| 单词 |
rufescent |
| 释义 |
rufescent, a. and n.|ruːˈfɛsənt| [ad. L. rūfescent-, rūfescens, pres. pple. of rūfescĕre, f. rūfus reddish.] Of a colour tending to reddish; somewhat rufous.
1817Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xvii. (1818) II. 77 The rufescent ants do not leave their nests to go upon these expeditions..till [etc.]. 1823W. Scoresby Jrnl. 417 Back grey,..lower parts rufescent. 1874Coues Birds N.W. 304 The same rufescent phase occurs in other species of Owls. b. ellipt. as n. An ant of this colour.
1817Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xvii. (1818) II. 81 When the rufescents, laden with pillage, retire, they do it in close order. |

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