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单词 limicoline
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Definition of limicoline in English:

limicoline

adjective lʌɪˈmɪkəlɪnlʌɪˈmɪkəˌlʌɪn
Zoology
  • Mud-loving, mud-dwelling; especially of or relating to waders or shorebirds; designating sandpipers, plovers, and related birds, formerly placed in a group Limicolae.

noun lʌɪˈmɪkəlɪnlʌɪˈmɪkəˌlʌɪn
Zoology
  • A limicoline bird; a mud-dwelling organism.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From scientific Latin Limicolae + -ine.

Definition of limicoline in US English:

limicoline

adjective
Zoology
  • Mud-loving, mud-dwelling; especially of or relating to waders or shorebirds; designating sandpipers, plovers, and related birds, formerly placed in a group Limicolae.

noun
Zoology
  • A limicoline bird; a mud-dwelling organism.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From scientific Latin Limicolae + -ine.

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