Tawny

Tawny

Tawny refers to a pale orange-brown colour. It is used in the names of organisms with such colouring. It is also a given or assumed name for people, mostly women. In heraldry, it is often called tenné.

Birds

* Tawny Antpitta, "Grallaria quitensis"
* Tawny Eagle, "Aquila rapax"
* Tawny Fish Owl, "Ketupa flavipes"
* Tawny Frogmouth, "Podargus strigoides"
* Tawny Grassbird, "Megalurus timoriensis"
* Tawny Lark, "Galerida deva", also known as Syke's Lark
* Tawny Owl, "Strix aluco"
* Hume's Tawny Owl, "Strix butleri", also known as Hume's Owl
* Tawny Piculet, "Picumnus fulvescens"
* Tawny Pipit, "Anthus campestris"
* Black-and-tawny Seedeater, "Sporophila nigrorufa"
* Tawny Straightbill, "Timeliopsis griseigula"
* Tawny Tit-spinetail, "Leptasthenura yanacensis"
* Tawny-backed Fantail, "Rhipidura superflua"
* Tawny-bellied Babbler, "Dumetia hyperythra"
* Tawny-bellied Hermit, "Phaethornis syrmatophorus"
* Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, "Megascops watsonii"
* Tawny-bellied Seedeater, "Sporophila hypoxantha"
* Tawny-breasted Flycatcher, "Myiobius villosus"
* Tawny-breasted Honeyeater, "Xanthotis flaviventer"
* Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch, "Erythrura hyperythra"
* Tawny-breasted Tinamou, "Nothocercus julius"
* Tawny-breasted Wren-babbler, "Spelaeornis longicaudatus"
* Tawny-browed Owl, "Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana"
* Tawny-capped Euphonia, "Euphonia anneae"
* Tawny-chested Flycatcher, "Aphanotriccus capitalis", also known as Salvin's Flycatcher
* Tawny-collared Nightjar, "Caprimulgus salvini"
* Tawny-crested Tanager, "Tachyphonus delatrii"
* Tawny-crowned Greenlet, "Hylophilus ochraceiceps"
* Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, "Phylidonyris melanops"
* Tawny-crowned Pygmy-Tyrant, "Euscarthmus meloryphus"
* Tawny-faced Gnatwren, "Microbates cinereiventris"
* Tawny-faced Quail, "Rhynchortyx cinctus"
* Tawny-flanked Prinia, "Prinia subflava", related to the Plain Prinia
* Tawny-headed Mountain Finch, "Leucosticte sillemi"
* Tawny-headed Swallow, "Alopochelidon fucata"
* Tawny-rumped Tyrannulet, "Phyllomyias uropygialis"
* Tawny-shouldered Blackbird, "Agelaius humeralis"
* Tawny-throated Dotterel, "Oreopholus ruficollis"
* Tawny-throated Leaftosser, "Sclerurus mexicanus"
* Tawny-tufted Toucanet, "Selenidera nattereri"
* Tawny-winged Woodcreeper, "Dendrocincla anabatina"

Other organisms

* Tawny Cat Snake, "Boiga ochracea", snake of the family Colubridae
* Tawny Daylily, "Hemerocallis fulva", also known as Orange Daylily, plant of the family Hemerocallidaceae
* Tawny Grisette, "Amanita fulva", mushroom of the family Amanitaceae
* Tawny Mime, "Papilio (Chilasa) agestor", butterfly of the family Papilionidae
* Tawny Nurse Shark, "Nebrius ferrugineusor", also known as Giant Sleepy Shark, nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae
* Tawny Prominent, "Nadata gibbosa", also known as Rough Prominent, moth of the family Notodontidae.
* Tawny Rajah, "Charaxes bernardus", butterfly of the family Nymphalidae
* Scarce Tawny Rajah, "Charaxes aristogiton", butterfly of the family Nymphalidae
* Tawny Speckled Pug, "Eupithecia icterata", moth of the family Geometridae
* Tawny-Bellied Cotton Rat, "Sigmodon fulviventer", rodent of the family Muridae

People

* Tawny Cypress (b.1976), American actress
* Tawny Little (b.1956), American television newsreader
* Tawny Kitaen (b.1961), American actress
* Tawny Moyer (b. 1958), American actress
* Tawny Peaks (b.1961), big-bust model, stripper and housewife
* Tawny Roberts (b.1979), American pornographic actress.
* Tawny Taylor, American romance author

Miscellaneous

* In heraldry, 'Tenné' or 'tawny' is an orangish brown colour
* Mister Tawky Tawny, a fictional character in the Marvel Family comics
* The 'Tawny Man' trilogy, fantasy book series by writer Robin Hobb
* Tawny PortTawny Spreadborough model
* "Tawny" is the title of a 1954 record album by entertainer Jackie Gleason


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  • Tawny — Taw ny, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F. tann[ e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf. {Tenn[ e]}.] Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tawny — [tô′nē] adj. tawnier, tawniest [ME tauny < OFr tanné, pp. of tanner, to TAN1] brownish yellow; tan n. tawny color SYN. DUSKY tawniness n …   English World dictionary

  • Tawny — f English: from the vocabulary word descriptive of hair colour (Anglo Norman tauné, Old French tané tanned). This is a modern name created on the lines of examples such as GINGER (SEE Ginger) and SANDY (SEE Sandy). Variant: Tawney …   First names dictionary

  • Tawny —   [ tɔːnɪ; englisch »gelbbraun«], Farb und damit Altersstufe des Portweins …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tawny — tan colored, late 14c., from Anglo Fr. tauné associated with the brownish yellow of tanned leather, from O.Fr. tané (12c.), pp. of taner to tan hides, from M.L. tannare (see TAN (Cf. tan)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tawny — ► ADJECTIVE (tawnier, tawniest) ▪ of an orange brown or yellowish brown colour. DERIVATIVES tawniness noun. ORIGIN Old French tane, from tan tanbark ; related to TAN(Cf. ↑tan) …   English terms dictionary

  • Tawny — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tawny, terme anglais signifiant « de couleur fauve », est un prénom féminin anglo saxon. Œnologie Porto Tawny est une appellation de vins de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tawny — [[t]tɔ͟ːni[/t]] COLOUR Tawny hair, fur, or skin is a pale brown colour. She had tawny hair. ...a large, tawny dog …   English dictionary

  • tawny — I. adjective (tawnier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tané, tauné, literally, tanned, from past participle of tanner to tan Date: 14th century 1. of the color tawny 2. of a warm sandy color like that of well tanned skin < the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tawny — UK [ˈtɔːnɪ] / US [ˈtɔnɪ] adjective Word forms tawny : adjective tawny comparative tawnier superlative tawniest between yellow and brown in colour …   English dictionary

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