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Meaning of schistaceous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Having the color of slate; slaty
  2. Containing schist or exhibiting schistosity; schistose.

Examples

“Eyes golden-green. Mouth black. Thorax schistaceous beneath.”
“In No. 736 the throat is almost uniform schistaceous, except a few blackish dots here and there.”
“Wills does not just climb cliffs or scramble over boulders; he negotiates "schistaceous gneiss."”
“Habitat: Climbing over dwarf bushes or oak trees, on hill slopes, in forests, near streams, on schistaceous, sandy and rocky soils, 1300–3300m.”
“Sharp contact between the 4 kyr BP eroded surface soils and the subsequent schistaceous mudflow .”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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