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{{about|the colour|other uses|Rufus (disambiguation)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{color swatch|#A81C07|Rufous|right}}Rufous {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|uː|f|ə|s}} is a colour that may be described as reddish-brown or brownish-red, as of rust or oxidised iron.^[1] The first recorded use of rufous as a colour name in English was in 1782.^[2] However, the colour is also recorded earlier in 1527 as a diagnostic urine colour.^[3]

The word "rufous" is derived from the meaning of "red" in Latin and is used as an adjective in the names of many animals—especially birds—to describe the colour of their skin, fur, or plumage.

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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://10000birds.com/color-me-rufous.htm |title=Color Me Rufous |publisher=10,000 Birds |date=2007-01-19 |accessdate=2018-06-21}}
2. ^Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Rufous: Page 45 Plate 10 Color Sample A10
3. ^Anon., Here begineth the seinge of urynes. London, 1527; British Museum.

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