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GREY-BROWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grey-brown mean?
• GREY-BROWN (adjective)
The adjective GREY-BROWN has 1 sense:
1. of brown tinged with grey
Familiarity information: GREY-BROWN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of brown tinged with grey
Synonyms:
gray-brown; grayish-brown; grey-brown; greyish-brown
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Context examples
A medium-sized macaque that tends to be an opportunistic omnivore, the Macaca fascicularis has grey-brown or reddish-brown fur that lightens ventrally, and cheek whiskers.
(Cynomolgus Maritius Monkey, NCI Thesaurus)
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