Of, relating to, or resembling bronze; having a bronze color or quality.
Direct from Latin 'aeneus,' from 'aes' (bronze, copper). This is the root form from which English 'aeneous' derives, still used in Latinized scientific nomenclature and classical references.
You'll see this word in scientific names of beetles and birds—scientists borrowed it straight from Latin because it was so efficient at describing metallic luster in one elegant adjective.
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