Definition of Cinereous. Meaning of Cinereous. Synonyms of Cinereous

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Definition of Cinereous

Cinereous
Cinereous Ci*ne"re*ous, a. [L. cinereus, fr. cinis ashes.] Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish.

Meaning of Cinereous from wikipedia

- Cinereous is a colour, meaning ashy grey in appearance, either consisting of or resembling ashes, or a grey colour tinged with coppery brown. It is derived...
- The cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a large raptor in the family Accipitridae and distributed through much of temperate Eurasia. It is also known...
- coppery brown. It is derived from the Latin cinereous, from cinis (ashes). The first recorded use of cinereous as a color name in English was in 1661. The...
- The cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. This species is made up of several po****tions that were earlier treated...
- The cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It has traditionally...
- The cinereous owl (Strix sartorii) or Mexican barred owl, is an owl that is endemic to Mexico. The cinereous owl has variously been considered a subspecies...
- The cinereous bunting (Emberiza cineracea) is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a p****erine family now separated by most modern authors from the...
- The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family. Its breeding range extends from the Tierra del Fuego through...
- The cinereous tinamou (Crypturellus cinereus), also known as brushland tinamou, is a type of ground bird found in swamp and lowland forests in northern...
- The cinereous conebill (Conirostrum cinereum) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. The term cinereous describes its colouration. It...