Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A reddish-brown colour, as of rust.
Examples
1 sentencesThe United States has the bald eagle as its national emblem; France, the rooster; India, the peacock; Brazil, the rufous-bellied thrush.
Origin
From Latin rūfus (“red”).From Latin rūfus (“red”).
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Forms
plural: rufousesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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.