Lusitanian

/ (ˌluːsɪˈteɪnɪən) /


adjective
  1. mainly poetic of or relating to Lusitania or Portugal

  2. biology denoting flora or fauna characteristically found only in the warm, moist, west-facing coastal regions of Portugal, Spain, France, and the west and southwest coasts of Great Britain and Ireland

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How to use Lusitanian in a sentence

  • Even a Lusitanian animal may have mingled with these migrants, so that all three elements may occur together in one locality.