a. [f. L. fulv-us (see FULVOUS) + -ESCENT.] Passing into a fulvous tint, somewhat tawny.

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1816.  Kirby & Sp., Entomol. (1828), II. xix. 124, note. The ventral segments are fulvescent.

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1819.  G. Samouelle, Entomol. Compend., 287. Many of the species (especially those of a fulvescent colour) construct their nest of moss on the surface.

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