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Rufous meaning

of a reddish colour

Using Rufous

  • The main meaning on this page is: of a reddish colour
  • In the example corpus, rufous often appears in combinations such as: the rufous, or rufous, rufous to.

Context around Rufous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hummingbirds 1× less 1×

Often after:

hummingbirds 1× hummingbird 1× crowned 1× flies 1× tailed 1× species 1× silverline 1× thighs 1× collared 1× brown 1×

Sentence patterns with Rufous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

tan or rufous to greyish 2× and less rufous on the 1× and more rufous plumage 1× and the rufous silverline spindasisevansii 1× and the rufous tailed hummingbird 1× buff or rufous buff 1× concern the rufous crowned sparrow 1× conservation the rufous collared kingfisher 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

basically yellowish tan 2× a mystery that 1× among migrating hummingbirds 1× five species including 1× heavily marked has 1× it is identified 1×

Common sentence endings:

solid black spots 2× a rufous wash 1× dark grey form 1× for the winter 1× head in males 1× in the midwest 1×

Words around Rufous

Just before it in the word index:

rufo 14 rufius 2 rufio 3 rufinus 21 rufino 10 rufina 5

Just after it in the word index:

rufus 130 rug 245 ruga 33 rugaber 2 rugabirwa 2 rugani 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Rufous

  • In this selection, "rufous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hummingbirds, less, hummingbirds, hummingbird and crowned stand out and add context to how "rufous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include tan or rufous to greyish and and less rufous on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rufous" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rufous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Among migrating hummingbirds, rufous hummingbirds have the longest migration route. (10 words)

The primaries were also edged with a rufous-brown color. (10 words)

Our other native hummer, the rufous, flies south for the winter. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

A mystery that puzzled Chicago-area birders was solved when Field Museum scientists identified the unusual hummingbird living in an Oak Park, Ill., yard as a member of the rufous species rarely seen in the Midwest. (36 words)

Five species, including the Rufous Hummingbird, have lost more than half of their population since 1970 and 71 different bird species live in and rely on the meadow-aspen-fir-spruce forests of northern Utah. (35 words)

He said an extremely rare species of butterflies, the endemic Naga Emperor (Chitorianaga) and the Rufous Silverline (Spindasisevansii) were recorded, while Comostolahauensteini, a species of moth, was recorded for the first time in Nagaland. (34 words)

Example sentences (17)

Among migrating hummingbirds, rufous hummingbirds have the longest migration route.

Five species, including the Rufous Hummingbird, have lost more than half of their population since 1970 and 71 different bird species live in and rely on the meadow-aspen-fir-spruce forests of northern Utah.

It is identified as habitat for the coastal California gnatcatcher, raptors, and migratory birds, and initial surveys found one species of special concern, the Rufous-crowned sparrow.

Our other native hummer, the rufous, flies south for the winter.

Some species, such as the cedar waxwing of North America and the rufous-tailed hummingbird of Central America, didn’t seem to mind life in fragments.

A mystery that puzzled Chicago-area birders was solved when Field Museum scientists identified the unusual hummingbird living in an Oak Park, Ill., yard as a member of the rufous species rarely seen in the Midwest.

He said an extremely rare species of butterflies, the endemic Naga Emperor (Chitorianaga) and the Rufous Silverline (Spindasisevansii) were recorded, while Comostolahauensteini, a species of moth, was recorded for the first time in Nagaland.

Basically yellowish tan or rufous to greyish white, the coat is uniformly covered with nearly 2,000 solid black spots.

Advertentie

Basically yellowish tan or rufous to greyish white, the coat of the cheetah is uniformly covered with nearly 2,000 solid black spots.

Heavily marked, has rufous thighs with dark grey head in males.

It was browner on the upperparts and paler buff brown and less rufous on the underparts than the male.

Status and conservation The rufous-collared kingfisher is categorised as near-threatened due to the rapid loss of its rainforest habitat.

The primaries were also edged with a rufous-brown color.

There are two colour morphs: the rufous form which gives this subspecies its scientific name (vulpes is Latin for "fox"), and a dark grey form.

The secondaries were brownish-black with pale edges, and the tertial feathers had a rufous wash.

The wings, back, and tail were similar in appearance to those of the male except that the outer edges of the primary feathers were edged in buff or rufous buff.

This form is distinguished by a more strongly downcurved bill and more rufous plumage.

Advertentie

Common combinations with rufous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rufous" in a sentence?
An example: "Among migrating hummingbirds, rufous hummingbirds have the longest migration route." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "rufous" from authentic English texts.
What does "rufous" mean?
Rufous means: of a reddish colour
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