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- First recorded in 1810鈥�20.
- From Latin 驳谤墨蝉别耻蝉; combines the Germanic root *驳谤墨蝉, meaning “gray,” + -ous.
- From the same root as the French word gris, meaning “gray.”
EXAMPLES OF GRISEOUS聽
- She looked up, her griseous eyes catching the light like old silver.
- The afternoon’s rain gave the historic cobblestone street a griseous glow.
pogonip
[ pog-uh-nip ]
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noun
a fog formed from very small ice crystals
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- First recorded in 1860鈥�65.
- From the Shoshone word 辫补纬扫苍补辫辫扫丑, meaning “thundercloud.”
EXAMPLES OF POGONIP
- You might not feel frostbite right away in a pogonip, but the constant damp chill makes hypothermia a quiet threat.
- He snapped a photo as the pogonip curled around the mountain’s edge to obscure the epic scene.
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- First recorded in 1870鈥�75.
- Combines the Greek root 辫蝉颈迟迟补办贸蝉, meaning “parrot,” + -颈苍别鹿.
EXAMPLES OF PSITTACINE
- The psittacine expert’s office was filled with feather samples, sound recordings, and hand-drawn sketches.
- The sanctuary echoed with psittacine chatter as dozens of rescued parrots squawked, sang, and talked.
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