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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgrisáceo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡɾiˈsasexo
"El hongo tiene una tonalidad grisácea."
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Of a light grey or grizzly color; streaked or speckled with grey.
"The rare bird possessed distinctive griseous plumage that helped it blend seamlessly into the granite rocks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'griseus', meaning grey, which traces back to Germanic roots related to Old High German 'gries' (gravel or fine sand). Entering English in the 19th century, it was adopted primarily in scientific and taxonomic contexts to describe biological coloration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Griseous" is said worldwide
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grisâtre
Transliteration: grizatr
"L'animal a un pelage grisâtre."
graulich
Transliteration: ɡʁaʊlɪç
"Der Vogel hat ein grauliches Gefieder."
grigiastro
Transliteration: ɡriˈdʒastro
"La roccia ha un colore grigiastro."
grisáceo
Transliteration: ɡɾiˈsasexo
"El hongo tiene una tonalidad grisácea."
acinzentado
Transliteration: asĩsẽˈtadu
"O céu apresentava um tom acinzentado."
धूसर
Transliteration: dhoosar
"उस पक्षी के पंख धूसर रंग के थे।"
灰色的
Transliteration: huī sè de
"这种鸟有灰色的羽毛。"
회색빛의
Transliteration: hoesaekbit-ui
"그 동물은 회색빛의 털을 가지고 있다."
灰白色の
Transliteration: kaihakushoku no
"その鳥は灰白色の羽毛を持っています。"
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