Meanings
adjectiveallochroous (comparative more allochroous, superlative most allochroous)
comparative more allochroous · superlative most allochroous
- Changed in color, as plumage after moulting
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀλλόχροος“changed in color”
- Englishallochroous
From Ancient Greek ἀλλόχροος (allókhroos, “changed in color”) (from ἄλλος (állos) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”)) + -ous.
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allochroous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allochroous
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