Meanings
- formalnot comparableChestnut-coloured.
Head castaneous; thorax latericious; abdomen badious; legs ochraceous.
1898, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 26, Linnean Society of London2 more examples
Abdomen subovate and short; basal segment apically badious with postpetiole punctate, […]
1919, Zoological Society of London, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of LondonIts branching type and vaguely badious colour suggest a close relationship with B. spiralifera, which shares the same habitat.
1977, Societas, Opera Botanica, Issues 41-45
Origin
- Latinbadius“reddish brown, chestnut colored”
- Englishbadious
From Latin badius (“reddish brown, chestnut colored”), with the suffix adapted to -ous.
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