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ferruginous

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ferruginous (adjective)
  2. ferruginous hawk (noun)
  3. ferruginous roughleg (noun)

fer·ru·gi·nous

adj \fə-ˈrü-jə-nəs, fe-\

Definition of FERRUGINOUS

1
: of, relating to, or containing iron <a ferruginous soil>
2
: resembling iron rust in color

Origin of FERRUGINOUS

Latin ferrugineus, ferruginus, from ferrugin-, ferrugo iron rust, from ferrum
First Known Use: circa 1661

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