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Meaning of "ferruginous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FERRUGINOUS

From Latin ferrūgineus of a rusty colour, from ferrūgō iron rust, from ferrum iron.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FERRUGINOUS

ferruginous  [fɛˈruːdʒɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERRUGINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ferruginous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FERRUGINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ferruginous

Ferruginous can refer to: ▪ Iron oxide ▪ Ferruginous bodies ▪ Ferruginous Hawk ▪ Ferruginous Duck...

Definition of ferruginous in the English dictionary

The definition of ferruginous in the dictionary is containing iron. Other definition of ferruginous is rust-coloured.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERRUGINOUS


aeruginous
ɪˈruːdʒɪnəs
androgynous
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs
autogenous
ɔːˈtɒdʒɪnəs
cartilaginous
ˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs
endogenous
ɛnˈdɒdʒɪnəs
erogenous
ɪˈrɒdʒɪnəs
exogenous
ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəs
hematogenous
ˌheməˈtɒdʒɪnəs
heterogenous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs
homogenous
həˈmɒdʒɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
lanuginous
ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəs
mucilaginous
ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs
myelogenous
ˌmaɪəˈlɒdʒɪnəs
nitrogenous
naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs
oleaginous
ˌəʊlɪˈædʒɪnəs
polygynous
pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
salsuginous
ˌsælˈsuːdʒɪnəs
terrigenous
tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
vertiginous
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERRUGINOUS

ferromagnetism
ferromanganese
ferromolybdenum
ferronickel
ferroprussiate
ferrosilicon
ferrosoferric
ferrotype
ferrous
ferrous sulphate
ferruginous duck
ferrugo
ferrule
ferry
ferry company
ferry crossing
ferry operator
ferry port
ferry terminal
ferryboat

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERRUGINOUS

aluminous
bituminous
conterminous
coterminous
gelatinous
glutinous
heinous
luminous
mountainous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
numinous
ominous
pulchritudinous
resinous
ruinous
spinous
tendinous
villainous
voluminous

Synonyms and antonyms of ferruginous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ferruginous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERRUGINOUS

Find out the translation of ferruginous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ferruginous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ferruginous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ferruginosa
570 millions of speakers

English

ferruginous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ferruginous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железистые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferruginoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লৌহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ferrugineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ferruginous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eisenhaltigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄分を含む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철분을 함유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ferruginous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có chất sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ferruginous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोहयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferruginoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rdzawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізисті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feruginoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ferruginous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

n yster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ferruginous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ferruginous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ferruginous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERRUGINOUS»

The term «ferruginous» is normally little used and occupies the 121.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERRUGINOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ferruginous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ferruginous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ferruginous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERRUGINOUS»

Discover the use of ferruginous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ferruginous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecology and conservation of the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl ...
This report is the result of a cooperative effort by the Rocky Mountain Research Station and the USDA Forest Service Region 3, with participation by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Bureau of Land Management.
Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Deborah M. Finch, Rocky Mountain Research Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 2000
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Dynamics Associated with Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis ) ...
Ferruginous Hawk reproductive metrics and sample sizes by nest substrate category in south-central Wyoming (1976–2006). ... Nest-attendance and foraging behaviors of Ferruginous Hawks at inaccessible (0) and accessible (1) nests in ...
Michael C. Neal, 2007
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Tropical Soils and Soil Survey
The 'red loams' of India and 'reddish- brown earths' of Ceylon are ferruginous soils. Ferruginous soils are widely distributed in the savanna zone. They are a major soil type of the Deccan of India and the 'Dry Zone' of Ceylon, and are widely ...
A. Young, 1980
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Geology and Mineral Resources of Nigeria
The ferruginous deposits of Sokoto Basin occur extensively, capping sediments which outcrop over thousands of square kilometres. These deposits can be subdivided into three major groups: 1. Ferruginous oolites – (Primary deposits of  ...
Nuhu George Obaje, 2009
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Factors Influencing Breeding Ferruginous Hawks (Buteo ...
I provided management recommendations for mitigating the effects of continued oil and gas development on the local breeding population of ferruginous hawks.
Heather L. Keough, 2006
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND HAWAII Low- grade ferruginous laterite-type bauxite (table 15) occurs in the following districts ( fig. 11): (1) Cowlitz and Wahkiakum Counties, Wash. (Livingston, 1966; V.T. Allen , ...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
The antenna: are short and ferruginous z head black with the front palish ; thorax with a pale marginal spot each fide; legs suscous. - r FULIGINOSUS. Black ;' mouth and mar-gin of the wingcases serruginous; head immaculate. Fabr.
Abraham Rees, 1819
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The Complete Writings of Thomas Say on the Entomology of ...
9 Head black; dilated posterior orbits, and anterior orbits to the emargination of the eyes, ferruginous; hypostoma, scapus of the antennae and mandibles, ferruginous ; tip of the former acutely emarginate in the middle; flagellum black- brown ...
Thomas Say, John Lawrence Le Conte, George Ord, 1859
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Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths IV
The forewing costa is ferruginous with some gray in P. arper and mostly gray with some ferruginous in P. arcigera. The medial area of the forewing is mostly white with a white apical spot in P. arper; in P. arcigera these areas are cream-colored  ...
B. Christian Schmidt, J. Donald Lafontaine, 2013
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A General System of Nature,: Through the Three Grand ...
Body above gloíly -black : tnoutb rufous : legs ferruginous. Deprcjsiui Thorax ferruginous with 2 black dots at the base: íhells brown with ferruginous spots. Inhabits Sweden ; fmall, depressed. Head ferruginous : eyes black. b-pustula- Black ...
Carl von Linné, 1806

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERRUGINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ferruginous is used in the context of the following news items.
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AIWC staff caring for rare patients | Airdrie Echo
Three ferruginous hawks, on the Species At Risk list in Alberta, are being cared for at the not-for-profit rehabilitation centre, located northwest of ... «Airdrie Echo, Jul 15»
2
We need to prevent another decade of environmental destruction …
... Hemisphere), a tiny bird called the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl and the majestic Mexican gray wolf. Under the guise of combating terrorism, ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) Significant Copper at Spring …
... Mine are contained within an intense eastwest striking quartz-rich hematite breccia within a ferruginous siltstone. Lower grade copper occurs ... «ABN Newswire, Jul 15»
4
July Nature Almanac: Red-tailed hawks thrive in human-altered …
... wintering raptor surveys doubled, whereas numbers of grassland-dependent ferruginous and rough-legged hawks dropped by 95 percent. «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
5
Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) Outstanding Opportunity for …
Sugarloaf Hill had historically been mapped as a banded iron formation presumably because of the abundant ferruginous (goethite and ... «ABN Newswire, Jun 15»
6
Fontenelle Forest's new raptor display: 'It'll be a walk through the …
... northern goshawk (extremely rare), red-shouldered hawk, broad-winged hawk, Swainson's hawk, ferruginous hawk, rough-legged hawk, ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jun 15»
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Flight Lines: Annual festival more than just birds
I can't think of another spot on the planet that hosts nesting Baird's sparrow, Nelson's sparrow, Le Conte's sparrow, ferruginous hawk, yellow ... «West Fargo Pioneer, Jun 15»
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BLM: Sagebrush Restoration and Geothermal Wells Progressing
In an effort to protect sage-grouse habitat and not abandon the ferruginous hawks, the BLM has worked to control, not wipe out entirely, the ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jun 15»
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Fact-Checking The Fact Checker On The Endangered Species Act
... is a working paper by three economists published in 2006” that involved the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl in the Tucson, Arizona region. «Daily Caller, Jun 15»
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Effects of Supercontinent Formation on Complex Life: Part II
In other words, their conceptual model envisions replacing earlier widespread sulphidic (euxinic) waters with anoxic (iron-rich, ferruginous) ... «Bioscience Technology, Jun 15»

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