Meaning & use
concolorous
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Meaning
adjectivenot comparabletechnicalbiology
Having the same color throughout, or matching another part or individual in color.
Grammar: Used to describe a whole organism or a body part, not degrees of similarity: the wings are concolorous.
Patterns
- concolorous with something
- concolorous wings/leaves/body
The moth's forewings are concolorous, making it hard to see against the bark.
In this species the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves are concolorous.
The bird is mostly concolorous with the dry grass around it.
Common combinations
- concolorous with
- The lizard is concolorous with the sand it lives on.
- concolorous species
- These concolorous species are difficult to tell apart in the field.
- concolorous wings
- Both male and female have concolorous wings.
- concolorous body
- The insect has a concolorous body and legs.
Synonyms and how they differ
- uniform
- Uniform means the same all over, but it is used for many things, not just color, and is not a technical biology term.
- monochrome
- Monochrome describes something in one color or in black and white, often about images; concolorous is more neutral and biological.
Opposites
Word family
- concolor adjective
- A less common variant meaning the same color, used especially in names of animals.
Commonly confused: concolorous or concolorous?
concolorous vs concolorous
Do not confuse with 'monotonous' or 'monochrome' unless you are talking about color in a technical context.
Practice
The butterfly's wings are concolorous ___ its body, so it looks like a single color.
Choose one answer.
The correct preposition is 'with': concolorous with something. 'To' is used with similar words like 'similar', which makes it a tempting but wrong choice here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “concolorous”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.