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colies, n. pl. Ornith.|ˈkəʊlɪz|
A sing. colie, coly, is rarely, if ever, used.
[f. mod.L. generic name coli-us, ad. Gr. κολιός a kind of woodpecker mentioned by Aristotle.]
A book-name for the Colidæ, a family of African birds, known at the Cape of Good Hope as mouse-birds.
1847Carpenter Zool. §391 Colidæ or Colies..African birds, which dwell in bushes and thickets, living in flocks, and feeding on fruits and buds. |