fulvous
adjective
- reddish-brown color
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlvəs/ / /ˈfʌlvəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fulvusbor. English fulvous Borrowed from Latin fulvus (“reddish-brown”).
- Tawny-colored.
“It was a minute anatomical and generally descriptive account of the large fulvous Ourang-Outang of the East Indian Islands.”
“The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue.”