glaucous

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glaucous

/ˈɡlɔː.kəs/ UK
/ˈɡlɑ.kəs/ US
/ˈɡlɔ.kəs/ US

Sounds like glaucus · Rhymes with -ɔːkəs

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From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s. See Irish glas.

adjective more glaucous · most glaucous

Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue. I realised I was the only shopper in that rather eerie place where I moved about fishlike, in a glaucous aquarium […]
Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

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adj of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge

Español	glauco
Português	glauco
Italiano	glauco
Ελληνικά	γλαυκός glafkós
Română	glauc
Русский	серо-зелёный sero-zeljónyj, сизый sizyj

adj covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour

Français	pruiné

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@misc{glaucous_2026,
  title = {glaucous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glaucous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}