Meanings
adjectiverufous (not comparable)
- not comparableof a reddish colour
nounrufous (countable and uncountable, plural rufouses)
plural rufouses
- abbreviationcountableellipsisEllipsis of rufous hummingbird.
Partners in Flight — a conservation group that tracks several species of birds, including hummingbirds — estimates that the rufous population is currently 62% smaller than it was in 1966. […] Rufouses are adapting, however, and becoming more willing to use urban feeders and gardens.
2021, Daniel I. Stein, Attracting Hummingbirds
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinrūfus“red”
- Englishrufous
From Latin rūfus (“red”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ръждиво кафяв
- ръждиво кафяв (răždivo kafjav)colour
Finnish punertava, punakka
- punertavacolour
- punakkacolour
Greek υπέρυθρος, ερυθροκίτρινος
- υπέρυθρος (ypérythros)colour
- ερυθροκίτρινος (erythrokítrinos)colour
Hungarian vörhenyes, rőt
- vörhenyescolour
- rőtcolour
Persian نارنجی سیر
- نارنجی سیر (nârenji sir)colour
Polish czerwonawy
- czerwonawycolour
Romanian arămiu
- arămiucolour
Spanish rufo
- rufocolour
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rufous
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Cite this entry
APA
rufous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufous
MLA
“rufous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rufous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufous.
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