"xanthous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈzæn.θəs/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-xanthous.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ænθəs Etymology: From xanth- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|xantho-<alt:xanth->|-ous}} xanth- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} xanthous (not comparable)
  1. Yellow-brown; yolk-colored. Tags: not-comparable Translations (yellow-brown): жълт (žǎlt) (Bulgarian), kellanruskea (Finnish), ocre (French), ochracé (French), gusten (Norwegian), żółtobrązowy [masculine] (Polish), жёлтый (žóltyj) (Russian), ocre (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-xanthous-en-adj-gqCSY7L8 Disambiguation of 'yellow-brown': 100 0
  2. (archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-xanthous-en-adj-IxYjZvR5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with xantho-, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xantho-: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 5 95 Topics: anthropology, ethnology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: xanthic

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