griseous

[ gris-ee-uhs, griz- ]

adjective

1. gray; pearl-gray.

griseous

/ ˈɡrɪsɪəs; ˈɡrɪz- /

adjective

1. streaked or mixed with grey; somewhat grey

Word History and Origins

Origin of griseous¹

1810–20; < Medieval Latin grīseus, based on Germanic *grīs or *grīsi gray, perhaps with suffix of Latin rūbeus; compare Old Saxon grîs gray Old French, French gris gray; -eous

Word History and Origins

Origin of griseous¹

C19: from Medieval Latin griseus, of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

Head and thorax black and very closely punctured; the face covered with griseous pubescence; the clypeus with a central longitudinal carina.

From Project Gutenberg

Black; the clypeus, mesothorax anteriorly, and the posterior tibiæ outside coarsely rugose, the roughness on the thorax consisting of transverse little elevated points; the face with a thin griseous pubescence; the anterior margin of the clypeus fringed with fulvous hairs; the cheeks have a long pale fulvous pubescence.

From Project Gutenberg

Black; the scape in front, the sides and apical margin of the clypeus, and a spot at the base of the mandibles yellow; the cheeks reddish-yellow; the antennæ ferruginous; the head covered with short griseous pubescence.

From Project Gutenberg

Black and punctured, with thin long griseous pubescence; the vertex, disk of the thorax, and the abdomen shining; the mandibles and clypeus yellow, the latter with a black bell-shaped spot in the middle; wings fulvo-hyaline, the nervures ferruginous; the tibiæ with a yellow line outside.

From Project Gutenberg

Black, punctured and opake; the clypeus terminating in a sharp-pointed angle; the base and apex of the mandibles rufo-piceous; the scape ferruginous in front; the face with a thin, fine, griseous pubescence.

From Project Gutenberg