Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orichalceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: orichal-ceous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass.

Example Sentences

"Thoracic dorsum black, with orichalceous-pollinose stripes"
"Orichalceous (Orichalceus). A splendour intermediate between that of gold and brass. Ex. upper wings of Noctua Chrysitis."

Etymology

From New Latin orichalceus, from orichalcum.

Word Breakdown

Root: orichalceus

Inflected Forms

more orichalceous (comparative) most orichalceous (superlative)

Questions

What does orichalceous mean?: Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a colour or lustre like that of brass.
Where does orichalceous come from?: From New Latin orichalceus, from orichalcum.

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