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cinereous

[ si-neer-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. in the state of or reduced to ashes:

    cinereous bodies.

  2. resembling ashes.
  3. ashen; ash-colored; grayish:

    a cinereous bird.



cinereous

/ ˌsɪnəˈrɪʃəs; sɪˈnɪərɪəs /

adjective

  1. of a greyish colour
  2. resembling or consisting of ashes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cinereous1

1655–65; < Latin cinereus, equivalent to ciner- (stem of cinis ) ashes + -eus -eous
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cinereous1

C17: from Latin cinereus, from cinis ashes
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They examined the cinereous vulture, a “ripper,†and the Andean condor, a “gulper,†as well as several eagles that hunted prey of various sizes.

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Other animals such as the Amur goral, Cinereous vulture and Eurasian lynx have been spotted in the area.

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Africa has already lost one of its eleven vulture species—the cinereous vulture—and now seven others are listed as either critically endangered or endangered.

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A diet of putrid rotting flesh may not be your cup of tea, but to the cinereous vulture, found across southern Europe and Asia, it is positively delightful.

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The cinereous vulture is a member of a group called Old World vultures found in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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