li·mic·o·line (l -mk  -l n , -ln)adj. Of or relating to shore birds, especially the plovers, sandpipers, and phalaropes. [From New Latin L micolae, former group name, from pl. of Late Latin lmicola, living in mud : Latin lmus, slime; see lei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -cola, inhabitant; see -colous.] |
limicoline [laɪˈmɪkəˌlaɪn -lɪn]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Charadrii, a suborder of birds containing the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, oystercatchers, avocets, etc.
[from New Latin Limicolae former name of order, from Latin līmus mud + colere to inhabit]
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