concolorous

adjective

con·​col·​or·​ous

(ˈ)kän¦kələrəs,

kənˈk-

variants or less commonly concolorate

-rə̇t

or concolor

ˈkänˌkələ(r)

1

: of the same color as a specified article

—used especially to describe one part of an insect by comparison with another

thorax concolorous with abdomen

2

: of uniform color

Word History

Etymology

concolorous, concolorate from Latin concolor + English -ous or -ate; concolor from Latin, from com- + color

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