ferruginous

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Pronunciation

/fəˈɹudʒənəs/ (US)

Definition of ferruginous

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Containing iron.
Rusty.
Rust-colored.

“A few miles north of Coquimbo, I met with the ferruginous, balaniferous mass (E) with many silicified bones; I was informed that these silicified bones occur also at Tonguay, south of Coquimbo […]”

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Borrowed from Latin ferrūgineus, from ferrūgo (“rust”).

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