ferruginous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferrūgineus, from ferrūgo (“rust”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fəˈɹudʒənəs/

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Adjective

ferruginous (comparative more ferruginous, superlative most ferruginous)

1. Containing iron.
2. Rusty.
3. Rust-colored.
   • 1846, Charles Darwin, Geological Observations on South America:

     A few miles north of Coquimbo, I met with the ferruginous, balaniferous mass (E) with many silicified bones; I was informed that these silicified bones occur also at Tonguay, south of Coquimbo […]

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Derived terms

• ferruginous duck
• ferruginous hawk
• nonferruginous
• rufoferruginous

Translations

containing iron

• Catalan: ferruginós
• Finnish: rautapitoinen
• French: ferrugineux (fr)
• Polish: żelazisty (pl)

rust colored

• Bulgarian: ръждивокафяв (rǎždivokafjav)
• Finnish: ruosteenpunainen
• Latin: ferrugineus