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argenteous

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin argenteus or formed from Latin argentum, suffixed with -ous.

  1. borrowed from argenteus

Definitions

  1. Silvery.

    • 4th, A portion properly evaporated furnished small crystals of acetite of zinc in argenteous leaves, which affected no regular form.
    • […] the sub-orbital bone occupies nearly the anterior inferior half of the orbit, and is of a beautiful argenteous lustre, like the operculum.
    • Occiput reddish, rather shining above, with an elongate argenteous spot in the middle, extended from the neck to the postvertical […]

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