citrinus
Citrinus is a Latin adjective meaning lemon-yellow, used in scientific naming to describe a yellow coloration of a taxon. In binomial nomenclature, citrinus functions as a specific epithet and must agree in gender with the genus: citrinus for masculine genera, citrina for feminine genera, and citrinum for neuter genera.
In taxonomy, citrinus appears across a range of organisms, including plants, insects, and fungi, wherever a yellow
Etymology and grammar: citrinus derives from the Latin word citrus or citrus, meaning lemon, with the suffix
Usage notes: Citri nus is one of many color-based descriptors used in naming; it does not denote
Relation to other terms: citrinus should not be confused with citrine, the common name for yellow quartz