crocias

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noun

Only used in spotted crocias and grey-crowned crocias (two species of birds in the laughingthrush family, found in Java and Vietnam).

OriginAncient Greek κροκίας →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Only used in spotted crocias and grey-crowned crocias (two species of birds in the laughingthrush family, found in Java and Vietnam).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκροκίας“a saffron-colored stone”
  2. Englishcrocias

From Ancient Greek κροκίας (krokías, “a saffron-colored stone”).

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APA

crocias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocias

MLA

“crocias.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocias. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crocias,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocias.

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