Describing something that has a golden or greenish-gold color, especially used in scientific descriptions of animal fur or plant coloring.
From Greek chrysos (gold) + chloros (yellowish-green) + -ous (full of, having the quality of). This is a descriptive adjective formed from botanical and zoological terminology.
Scientists use specific color words like this because it's more precise than just saying 'gold'—chrysochlorous tells you it's the shimmery yellowish-green gold of real fur or scales, not the solid yellow of a daffodil!
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