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- Dictionaryglau·cous/ˈɡlôkəs/
adjective
- 1. of a dull grayish-green or blue color.
- 2. covered with a powdery bloom like that on grapes.
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Term used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of birds or plants
Glaucous (from, from 'blue-green, blue-grey') is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus), glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens), glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus), and glaucous tanager (Thraupis glaucocolpa). Wikipedia