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Meaning of "plumbeous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLUMBEOUS

From Latin plumbeus leaden, from plumbum lead.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUMBEOUS

plumbeous  [ˈplʌmbɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUMBEOUS

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

WHAT DOES PLUMBEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plumbeous in the English dictionary

The definition of plumbeous in the dictionary is made of or relating to lead or resembling lead in colour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUMBEOUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
amphibious
æmˈfɪbɪəs
Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
bathybius
bəˈθɪbɪəs
Bierce
bɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
dubious
ˈdjuːbɪəs
Eusebius
juːˈsiːbɪəs
genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
indubious
ɪnˈdjuːbɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
obvious
ˈɒbvɪəs
Polybius
pəʊˈlɪbɪəs
previous
ˈpriːvɪəs
rubious
ˈruːbɪəs
scabious
ˈskeɪbɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
triphibious
traɪˈfɪbɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUMBEOUS

plumb
plumb bob
plumb line
plumb rule
plumbable
plumbaginaceous
plumbaginous
plumbago
plumbate
plumber
plumber´s mate
plumber´s merchant
plumberies
plumbery
plumbic
Plumbicon
plumbiferous
plumbing
plumbing fixtures
plumbism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUMBEOUS

advantageous
aqueous
courageous
courteous
curvaceous
cutaneous
erroneous
extraneous
gaseous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
instantaneous
nonaqueous
outrageous
righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous

Synonyms and antonyms of plumbeous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plumbeous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUMBEOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

铅色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plumbeous
570 millions of speakers

English

plumbeous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plumbeous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинцовый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Plumbeous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plumbeous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plombé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plumbeous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plumbeous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plumbeous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plumbeous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plumbeous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về như chì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈயம் உள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नक्षीदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurşuna benzer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plumbeo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plumbeous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свинцевий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plumbeous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plumbeous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plumbeous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Plumbeous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plumbeous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plumbeous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUMBEOUS»

The term «plumbeous» is normally little used and occupies the 129.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUMBEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plumbeous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plumbeous» 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 plumbeous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUMBEOUS»

Discover the use of plumbeous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plumbeous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Studies ...
JAMESON F. CHACE, ALEXANDER CRUZ, AND REBECCA E. MARVIL Abstract We studied the impact of Brown-headed Cowbird parasitism on the reproductive success of Plumbeous Vireos nesting in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains ...
Smith, James Neil Munro
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Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas
Plumbeous Vireo by Cathryn Wise-Cervais Vireo plumbeus In 1997, the American Ornithologists' Union split the familiar, white-spectacled Solitary Vireo into three species. Of these, the Plumbeous Vireo is the largest and dullest, and as its ...
Troy E. Corman, Cathryn Wise-Gervais, 2005
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Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest ...
While incubation was at least 10 days longer than for Plumbeous (32-33 days; see Chapter 7) and Swallowtailed Kites (31.5 days; see Chapter 5) at Tikal, duration of the nestling period (averaging 29-31 days) was shorter than for Plumbeous ...
David F Whitacre, 2013
4
Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition
PLUMBEOUS PIGEON Patagioenas plumbea * 29.5–32 cm (111⁄2–121⁄2 in) Fairly common and widespread in eastern lowlands, regular but somewhat less common up to 2300 m on east slope of Andes (pallescens, bogotensis). Plumbeous ...
Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, 2010
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
Regular fall migrant Plumbeous Vireo/Cassin's Vireo through the western Great Plains, DISTRIBUTION: Breeds from s. B.C. and extreme sw. Alta. to Wash., n. Idaho, w. Mont., n. and e. Ore., and Calif, except for the Central Valley and se.
Pete Dunne, 2013
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A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, Nicaragua, ...
Resembles the much more numerous Plumbeous Kite. Legs dusky in all plumages. Leaden gray above, paler gray on head and below; tail black with no white bands; wings with no rufous in primaries, but with pale gray patch on secondaries.
Robert S. Ridgely, 1992
7
Birds of the Trans-Pecos
The Gray Vireo is sometimes confused with the Plumbeous Vireo, but because of the Gray Vireo's much thinner eye-ring and complete lack of spectacles it should be relatively easy to identify. Blue-headed Vireo ( Vireo solitarius) Rare migrant ...
Jim Peterson, Barry R. Zimmer, 2010
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Birds in Place: A Habitat-based Field Guide to the Birds of ...
Description: Like the Cassin's Vireo, the white spectacles are the Plumbeous Vireo's (5") most distinguishing feature. The throat is white as well. The upperparts are gray, and the hood is bluish-gray. The wings have conspicuous white wing ...
Radd Icenoggle, 2003
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The Birds of South America: Vol. II, The Suboscine Passerines
GROUP B Dysithamnus plumbeus Dysithamnus leucostictus "Plumbeous" antvireos (males slaty); females dissimilar. PLUMBEOUS ANTVIREO PLATE: 18 DESCRIPTION: 12.5 cm (5"). Local in e. Brazil; White-streaked Antvireo of Andes is ...
Robert S. Ridgely, William L. Brown, 1994
10
Birds of Nebraska: Their Distribution & Temporal Occurrence
Undocumented reports that may be this species (or Plumbeous, or remotely, Blue - headed) include 22 Aug 1994 Dawes Co, 26 Aug 1994 Dawes Co, 5 Sep 1973 Sioux Co, 11 Sep 1979 Garden Co, 11 Sep 1977 Garden Co, 17 Sep (Rosche ...
Roger S. Sharpe, W. Ross Silcock, Joel G. Jorgensen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUMBEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plumbeous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ibis in the morning… and evening, too
... Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Spot-breasted Ibis, Wattled Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Sao Tome Ibis, Olive Ibis, Plumbeous Ibis and many, many more. «Dothan Eagle, Jul 15»
2
Column: Migratory bird activity is picking up in Prescott area
In one five-minute period, they saw three different vireo species in the same tree: plumbeous, Cassin's and Hutton's. A lot is happening in the ... «The Daily Courier, Apr 15»
3
Major Expansion of Ecuador Reserve Will Better Protect Over 360 …
... including Plumbeous Forest-falcon, Great Curassow, Baudó Guan, Great Green Macaw, Banded Ground-cuckoo, Orange-fronted Barbet, ... «Surfbirds News, Oct 14»
4
'A dream come true': Hathwar wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
The list of on-stage words spelled correctly by Hathwar during the three-day event included “Backstein,” “plumbeous,” “favus,” and “quatrefoil” ... «Corning Leader, May 14»
5
Selling Opposition to a Gold Mine to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Forget the songbird, Plumbeous Vireo, and gnat (genus Culicoides). Botanicals, such as the Beard Tongue Penstemon did not even make the ... «CSRwire.com, Jan 14»
6
Male Plumbeous Redstart 鉛色水鶇
At the base of the hill we bumped into someone who asked "are you birders?" and it turned out to be Wayne Hsu, a knowledgable birder and ... «Crosswhatfields?, Jan 14»
7
Two New Additions to Brazilian Reserve Help Protect Rare Birds …
... Pink-legged Graveteiro, Acrobatornis fonsecai (vulnerable); Plumbeous Antvireo, Dysithamnus plumbeus (vulnerable); Salvadori's Antwren, ... «Surfbirds News, Oct 13»
8
50 actual shades of gray
The names for those grays include mellifluous terms like plumbeous (the color of lead), plumbago (a flower with lead-colored petals), glaucous ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 13»
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A song for all seasons: How birds that live in fluctuating weather are …
House finches and plumbeous vireos are two examples, Francis said. 'Precipitation is closely related to how densely vegetated the habitat is,' ... «Daily Mail, Aug 12»
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Birds that live with varying weather sing more versatile songs
House finches and plumbeous vireos are two examples, Francis said. Why might this be? "Precipitation is closely related to how densely ... «EurekAlert, Aug 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Plumbeous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plumbeous>. Apr 2024 ».
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