incanous

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adjective

Hoary with a white pubescence.

OriginLatin incanus →
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Meanings

adjectiveincanous (comparative more incanous, superlative most incanous)

comparative more incanous · superlative most incanous

  1. datedbiologyHoary with a white pubescence.

Origin

  1. Latinincanus
  2. Englishincanous

From Latin incanus, from in- (“in”) + canus (“hoary”).

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APA

incanous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanous

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“incanous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incanous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incanous.

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