aeneous
or a·ë·ne·ous
[ ey-ee-nee-uh s ]
/ eɪˈi ni əs /
adjective
bronze-colored: an aeneous beetle.
Origin of aeneous
1805–15; < Latin
aēneus, equivalent to
aēn(us) of bronze (
ae(s) bronze +
-n- adj. suffix) +
-eus
-eous
Words nearby aeneous
aelurophobia,
aeneas,
aeneas silvius,
aeneid,
aeneolithic,
aeneous,
aeolia,
aeolian,
aeolian deposits,
aeolian harp,
aeolian islands