rufous.

Having a reddish-brown color, especially in descriptions of animals.

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Words that belong together

• rufous plumage
• rufous fur

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Rufous plumage flashed between the dark branches.

The animal's rufous fur blended with the fallen leaves.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a material, structural, phonetic, or color classification; use degree language only for a meaningful resemblance. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.