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Definition 2024
dichrous
dichrous
Latin
Adjective
dichrous m (feminine dichroa, neuter dichroum); first/second declension
- having two colours; bicolour
- (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colours, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism; dichromatic
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | dichrous | dichroa | dichroum | dichroī | dichroae | dichroa | |
| genitive | dichroī | dichroae | dichroī | dichroōrum | dichroārum | dichroōrum | |
| dative | dichroō | dichroō | dichroīs | ||||
| accusative | dichroum | dichroam | dichroum | dichroōs | dichroās | dichroa | |
| ablative | dichroō | dichroā | dichroō | dichroīs | |||
| vocative | dichroe | dichroa | dichroum | dichroī | dichroae | dichroa | |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.