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   rufous

   /ˈruːfəs/

   adjective

   • 1. reddish brown in colour: "handsome rufous plumage"

   noun

   • 1. a reddish-brown colour: "pale southern races of peregrine have some rufous on nape"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin rufus ‘red, reddish’ + -ous.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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