Having two colors; displaying or characterized by two distinct colors.
From Latin 'bi-' plus 'color' plus the suffix '-ous' (meaning full of or characterized by). This variant emphasizes the quality of being bicolored.
The term 'bicolorous' appears more in scientific descriptions than everyday speech, but it's particularly useful in entomology when describing insects with distinct color patches—like ladybugs with their red-and-black warning coloration.
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