azurine

English

Adjective

azurine (comparative more azurine, superlative most azurine)

Sky-blue; azure.

Noun

azurine (plural azurines)

A type of rudd or redeye, the blue roach of Europe (Scardinius erythrophthalmus, syn. Leuciscus caeruleus), so called from its color.

References

“azurine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“azurine”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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