badious

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin badius (“reddish brown, chestnut colored”), with the suffix adapted to -ous.

Adjective[edit]

badious (not comparable)

  1. (formal) Chestnut-coloured.
    • 1898, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 26, Linnean Society of London:
      Head castaneous; thorax latericious; abdomen badious; legs ochraceous.
    • 1919, Zoological Society of London, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London:
      Abdomen subovate and short; basal segment apically badious with postpetiole punctate, […]
    • 1977, Societas, Opera Botanica, Issues 41-45:
      Its branching type and vaguely badious colour suggest a close relationship with B. spiralifera, which shares the same habitat.
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