Rufous

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Rufous
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Rufous (Template:IPAc-en) is a color that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron.[1] The first recorded use of rufous as a color name in English was in 1782.[2] However, the color is also recorded earlier in 1527 as a diagnostic urine color.[3]

The word "rufous" is derived from the Latin Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "red", and is used as an adjective in the names of many animals—especially birds—to describe the color of their skin, fur, or plumage.[4]

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  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rufous: Page 45 Plate 10 Color Sample A10
  3. Anon., Here begineth the seinge of urynes. London, 1527; British Museum.
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