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limicoline
[ lahy-mik-uh-lahyn, -lin ]
/ laɪˈmɪk əˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
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adjective
shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to numerous birds of the families Charadriidae, comprising the plovers, and Scolopacidae, comprising the sandpipers.
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Words nearby limicoline
lime twig, limewater, limewood, limey, Lim Fjord, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, liminal space, limit
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British Dictionary definitions for limicoline
limicoline
/ (laɪˈmɪkəˌlaɪn, -lɪn) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Charadrii, a suborder of birds containing the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, oystercatchers, avocets, etc
Word Origin for limicoline
C19: from New Latin Limicolae former name of order, from Latin līmus mud + colere to inhabit
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