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from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology and botany, somewhat fuscous; approaching dark brown, or tinged with that color.
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24 Loach, Same place com - Shape subcylindrical, pale mon, greenish-brown, with very broad bars of brown, fins spotted with black, otherwise fuscescent; at root of tail a deep black bar.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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