Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a reddish colour
Examples
1 sentencesThe United States has the bald eagle as its national emblem; France, the rooster; India, the peacock; Brazil, the rufous-bellied thrush.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin rūfus (“red”).From Latin rūfus (“red”).
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Word family
20 related wordsDerivedrufous-backed antvireorufous-backed fantailrufous-bellied kookaburrarufous-breasted sparrowhawkrufous-capped antshrikerufous-chested sparrowhawkrufous-collared sparrowrufous-crowned bee-eaterrufous-crowned sparrowrufous grasswrenrufous hare-wallabyrufous hornbillrufous-naped bellbirdrufousnessrufous owlrufous-tailed hawkrufous-tailed hummingbirdrufous-vented ground-cuckoorufous warblerrufous-winged antshrike
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.