ferruginous

adj — 3 senses

ferruginous

adj

UK /fəˈɹuːd͡ʒɪnəs/ · CA, US /fəˈɹud͡ʒənəs/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin ferrūgineus, from ferrūgo (“rust”).

1

Containing iron.

2

Rusty.

3

Rust-colored.

A few miles north of Coquimbo, I met with the ferruginous, balaniferous mass (E) with many silicified bones; I was informed that these silicified bones occur also at Tonguay, south of Coquimbo […]1846, Charles Darwin, Geological Observations on South America:

Derived terms: ferruginous duck, ferruginous hawk, nonferruginous, rufoferruginous

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