Atratus

Atratus^[1] est color qui in binominibus et descriptionibus biologicis usurpatur. Latinitate classica atratus saepe vestibus atris luctu causa indutus, lugubris significat^[2]

Pinacotheca

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  Phorcus atratus (Trochida)
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  Colobocentrotus atratus (Echinoida)
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  Meligethes atratus (Coleoptera)
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  Lithurgus atratus (Hymenoptera)
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  Coragyps atratus (Accipitriformes)
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  Cygnus atratus (Anseriformes)

Notae

1. William T. Stearn, Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary, ed. tertia (Londinii: David & Charles, 1983), 390: "blackened, dark."
2. Cicero, In Vatinium, 12, 30; 13, 31; Tacitus, Annales, III 2; Suetonius, Nero, 47, Galba, 18; Macrobius, Saturnalia, III 15.

Nexus externi

• Aegidii Forcellini Lexico Totius Latinitatis, 1775, s.v. pepo. Versio interretialis sub verbo
• Ioannis Lindley An Introduction to Botany, vol. II, Londinii 1848, p. 370 (Textus apud Google Books)

Colores Latini: series paginarum brevium

Circa album Albus • Candidus • Niveus • Lacteus • Albidus • Eburneus Circa flavum Flavus • Luteus • Croceus • Luridus • Helvus et helvolus • Gilvus • Chlorus Circa fulvum Fulvus • Aurantius • Aureus • Aureolus • Rufus Circa rubrum Roseus • Flammeus • Rufus • Ruber • Rubicundus • Rubidus • Rutilus • Sanguineus • Coccineus • Russus • Githagineus • Puniceus Circa fuscum Ravus • Ochroleucus • Gilvus • Ochraceus • Badius (castaneus) • Brunneus • Fuscus • Aquilus • Ferrugineus • Aeruginosus Circa viridem Viridis • Virens • Prasinus • Olivaceus • Chlorus • Gilvus • Callainus Circa caeruleum Azureus • Caeruleus • Indigoticus • Lividus • Ultramarinus • Caesius • Glaucus • Cyaneus • Cyaninus • Callainus • Venetus • Aeruginosus Circa violaceum Purpureus • Rubropurpureus • Violaceus • Puniceus • Lilacinus Circa canum Argenteus • Canus • Cinereus • Griseus • Caesius • Glaucus Circa nigrum Ater • Atratus • Niger • Nigritus • Furvus • Piceus • Pullus • Fuligineus

De hac re nexus intervici usque adhuc absunt. Adde, si reppereris.