fulvous

[ fuhl-vuh s ]

/ ˈfʌl vəs /

tawny; dull yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown.

Origin of fulvous

1655–65; < Latin fulvus deep yellow, tawny, reddish-yellow; see -ous

The labrum or upper-lip is fulvous; and the antenn are piceous.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) |William Kirby
The young are more hairy, and are striped with brown and fulvous yellow.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
The female has the ground-color of the upper side yellow, shaded outwardly with fulvous.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland
On the under side the fore wings are fulvous at the base, broadly dark brown beyond the middle.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland

The fore wings on the under side are fulvous, shading outwardly into ferruginous.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland

fulvous

/ (ˈfʌlvəs, ˈfʊl-) /

of a dull brownish-yellow colour; tawny

C17: from Latin fulvus reddish yellow, gold-coloured, tawny; probably related to fulgēre to shine