New Latin orichalceus, from orichalcum. <span class="searchmatch">orichalceous</span> (comparative more <span class="searchmatch">orichalceous</span>, superlative most <span class="searchmatch">orichalceous</span>) Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch;...
(taxonomy) brassy or golden; having a metallic brownish or dark yellow color; <span class="searchmatch">orichalceous</span> 1846, Camille Montagne, Exploration Scientifique De L'Algérie Pendant...