10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORICHALCEOUS»
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orichalceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Two New Species of Sphecoid Wasps from Trinidad ...
Thorax robust, subfulgid; with a vestiture of rather heavy, matted orichalceous
tomentum dorsally; pleura and sterna more sparsely clad with similar aureous
pile. Mesonotum with a very fine, close acu- puncturation upon which is
superposed a ...
(Standard) Orichalc. Under the Roman empire, an alloy of copper and zinc,
resembling gold in appearance; brass. There was also a white orichalc. (
Standard) Orichalceous. Having a color between gold and brass; of, or pertaining
to, orichalc.
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Explanation of terms used in entomology
Orichalceous: = aurichalceous ; q. v. Oriental: in geographical zoology as used
by Wallace, that part of the earth's surface including Asia east of the Indus River,
south of the Himalayas and the Yangtse-kiang watershed, Ceylon, Sumatra, Java
...
John Bernhard Smith, 1906
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A Dictionary for Invertebrate Zoology:
... ticular sensory cells converge; temporal organs. organs of Valenciennes (
MOLL: Cephalopoda) Paired lamel- lated organs in female nautiloids.
orichalceous a. [L. aurum, gold; Gr. chalkos, copper] A color or luster between
gold and brass.
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Journal of the New York Entomological Society
Head yellowish, almost wax-color, with appressed golden pubescence, and
black, erect hairs ; vertex black, the upper part of the occiput grayish, beset with
pale orichalceous appressed hairs ; basal joints of antennae reddish, third joint
black.
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A glossary of the mining and mineral industry
... placed side by side and united by horizontal floorlike expansions. (Standard)
Orichalc. Under the Roman empire, an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold
in appearance; brass. There was also a white orichalc. (Standard) Orichalceous.
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An Introduction to Entomology, Or, Elements of the Natural ...
ekr side of the Wings in Argyn- nis Lathonia, &c. 2. GOLDEN (Aureus). The
splendour of gold. Ex. JEw- ^mzw imperialis Germ. S/»o/ in the Wings of T^or- tua
Festucce. 3. ORICHALCEOUS (Orichalceus). A splendour intermediate between
that ...
William Kirby, William Spence, 1826
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An Introduction to Entomology, or Elements of the Natural ...
Spotin the Wings of Plusia Festucæ. 3. Orichalceous (Orichalceus). Asplendour
intermediate between that of gold and brass.—Ex. Upper Wings ofPlusia
Chrysitis. 4. Æneous (Æneus). The splendour of brass.—Ex. Elytra ofCarabus
clathratus.
William Kirby &, William Spence
Thorax robust, subfulgid; with a vestiture of rather heavy, matted orichalceous
tomentum dorsally ; pleura and sterna more sparsely clad with similar aureous
pile. Mesonotum with a very fine, close acu- puncturation upon which is
superposed ...
Vernon Sennock Lyonesse-Liancour Pate, 1962
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The Chambers Dictionary
aiij orichalceous (-kal'si-as). [Gr orei- chalkos, from ores a mountain, and chalkos
copper; sense influenced by association with L aurum gold] oriel o'ri-sl.o'. n a
small room or recess with a polygonal bay window, built out from a wall, resting
on ...
