Definitions for rufous

rufous ru·fous

Spelling: [roo-fuh s]
IPA: /ˈru fəs/

Rufous is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in rufous (forsuu).

Definitions for rufous

adjective

  1. reddish; tinged with red; brownish red.

Origin of rufous

1775-85; Latin rūf(us) red1 + -ous

Examples for rufous

The general colour of this antelope is dun, with a rufous tinge.

The larger one is known as the rufous and the smaller one as the spotted tinamou.

"I speak only of myself," joined in rufous, the Yellow Leopard.

Does rufous travel from one tree to another, or does he live in just one tree?

The upper part of the head, neck, and between the wings, rufous.

He took it for P. thoracica, from which it differs in its rufous rump.

The nests of the White-shafted and rufous Fantails are things of beauty.

The primary and secondary quill feathers are yellowish, with a tinge of rufous.

Its head is reddish, not gray–and the rufous markings on its breast, too!

This variety is not as rufous on the sides as the more northern one.

Word Value for rufous
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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