rufescent

rufescent
Reddish; tinged with red.

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  • Rufescent — Ru*fes cent, a. [L. rufescens, p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F. rufescent.] Reddish; tinged with red. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rufescent — [ro͞o fes′ənt] adj. [L rufescens, prp. of rufescere, to become red < rufus,RED] reddish; red tinged rufescence n …   English World dictionary

  • rufescent — adjective Etymology: Latin rufescent , rufescens, present participle of rufescere to become reddish, from rufus red more at red Date: 1817 reddish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rufescent — rufescence, n. /rooh fes euhnt/, adj. somewhat reddish; tinged with red; rufous. [1810 20; < L rufescent (s. of rufescens, prp. of rufescere to redden), equiv. to ruf(us) RED1, tawny + esc inchoative suffix + ent ENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • rufescent — ru•fes•cent [[t]ruˈfɛs ənt[/t]] adj. somewhat reddish • Etymology: 1810–20; < L rūfēscent , s. of rūfēscēns, prp. of rūfēscere to redden, inchoative der. of rūfus red, tawny; see escent ru•fes′cence, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Rufescent Imperial Pigeon — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Rufescent Screech Owl — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Rufescent Tiger Heron — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • Rufescent Tiger-heron — Taxobox name = Rufescent Tiger heron status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Tigrisoma species = T. lineatum binomial = Tigrisoma lineatum binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Rufescent Screech-owl — Taxobox name = Rufescent Screech owl status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus = Megascops species = M. ingens binomial = Megascops ingens binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Rufescent Prinia — Taxobox name = Rufescent Prinia status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Cisticolidae genus = Prinia species = P. rufescens binomial = Prinia rufescens binomial… …   Wikipedia

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