coccineous

English

Etymology

From Latin coccineus, suffixed with -ous.

Adjective

coccineous (not comparable)

1. (formal) Scarlet.

   coccineous:  

   • 1872, Transactions of the American Entomological Society:

     This is allied to Lanieri, but is at once distinguished by the thorax, posterior coxae, femora and tibiae being entirely coccineous, and the four anterior legs black.

   • 1975, Dharani Dhar Awasthi, A monograph of the lichen genus Dirinaria:

     The species is well distinguished in its soft delicate texture, much convoluted plicate thallus, bright coccineous medulla up to the apices of the laciniae, […]

   • 2007, Sand-dee Rose Waybill, The Fortieth Year of a Wollongong Woman:

     Because I have over 300 photos and no longer a limit of 24-27 shots on this new camera, I was able to snap a couple of pictures of this coccineous bird.