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Definition of Luteous
1. a. Yellowish; more or less like buff.
Definition of Luteous
1. Adjective. yellowish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Luteous
1. light to moderate greenish yellow in color [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luteous
Literary usage of Luteous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous-Hemiptera in the Collection of by Francis Walker (1873)
"Rostrum luteous along each side. First joint of the antennae a little longer than
the ante-ocular head ; second more than twice as long as the first. ..."
2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1865)
"Hind wings luteous towards the base. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14
lines. South Africa. In Mr. D'Urban's collection. ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1899)
"Maxillary palpi moderate, luteous ; first two joints short, subequal ; third
about the length of i plus 2 ; fourth somewhat shorter than third ; apical ..."
4. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1906)
"Mesonotum of £ black ; that of 9 generally entirely luteous, but sometimes (?
... Mesonotum in both sexes luteous, with a black longitudinal stripe on each ..."
5. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1917)
"Pleurae brown, coxae luteous, clothed with patches of elliptical silvery-white
scales and rows of dark bristles. Wings moderate, hyaline; petiole of second ..."
6. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1902)
"Antennae considerably shorter than head and thorax, fuscous, articulations luteous;
club large, pale, sprinkled with fuscous; joints i and 2 ..."
7. The British Hemiptera by John William Douglas, John Scott (1865)
"Rostrum luteous, 2nd and 3rd joints brown beneath. Thorax. ... broad luteous
stripe, which is sometimes widened posteriorly; disk at frds of its length, ..."
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