"auricomous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more auricomous [comparative], most auricomous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin auricomus (“golden-haired”), from aurum (“gold”) + coma (“hair of the head”). Compare English floricomous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|auricomus||golden-haired}} Latin auricomus (“golden-haired”), {{m|la|aurum||gold}} aurum (“gold”), {{m|la|coma||hair of the head}} coma (“hair of the head”), {{cog|en|floricomous}} English floricomous Head templates: {{en-adj}} auricomous (comparative more auricomous, superlative most auricomous)
  1. Having golden hair; yellow-haired.

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