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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FERRUGINOUS
a.[L. ferrugo, rust of iron, from ferrum, iron. ] 1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.
2. Of the color of the rust or oxyd of iron. [Ferrugineous is less used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FERRUGINOUS
Fer *ru "gi *nous, a. Etym: [L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust: cf. F. ferrugineux. See Ferrugo. ]
1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. Boyle.
2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red, or yellowish red.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ferruginous
fer ru gi nous |fəˈro͞ojənəs fəˈruʤənəs | ▶adjective containing iron oxides or rust: a band of ferruginous limestone. • reddish brown; rust-colored: the ferruginous earth of southern Brazil. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ferrugo, ferrugin- ‘rust, dark red ’ (from ferrum ‘iron ’) + -ous .
ferruginous duck
fer |ru ¦gin |ous duck ▶noun a Eurasian diving duck related to the pochard, the male of which has mainly dark red-brown breeding plumage. ●Aythya nyroca, family Anatidae.
Oxford Dictionary
ferruginous
ferruginous |fɛˈruːdʒɪnəs | ▶adjective containing iron oxides or rust: a band of ferruginous limestone. • reddish brown; rust-coloured: the ferruginous earth of southern Brazil. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin ferrugo, ferrugin- ‘rust, dark red ’ (from ferrum ‘iron ’) + -ous .
ferruginous duck
fer |ru ¦gin |ous duck ▶noun a Eurasian diving duck related to the pochard, the male of which has mainly dark red-brown breeding plumage. ●Aythya nyroca, family Anatidae.
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