carneous, a.
(ˈkɑːnɪəs)
[f. L. carne-us fleshy (f. carn-em flesh) + -ous.]
1. Consisting of flesh, fleshy.
| 1578 Banister Hist. Man iv. 45 a, Of carneous and Musculous substance. 1662 Fuller Worthies iii. 98 All their [carps'] mouths are Tongues, as filled with a Carneous substance. 1836 Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 575/1 The carneous parts of the fishes. |
† 2. Flesh-coloured, pale red. Obs.
| 1673 Ray Journ. Low C. 466 The one with a carneous, the other with a blew flower. 1880 Gray Bot. Text-bk. 401. |