limicolousadj.

Brit.

/lʌɪˈmɪkələs/,

/lʌɪˈmɪkl̩əs/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪˈmɪkələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin limicola , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin limicola (see limicole n.) + -ous suffix (compare -colous comb. form), originally after scientific Latin Limicolae (see limicole n.). Compare earlier terricolous adj., and also slightly later limicoline adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

Mud-loving, mud-dwelling; inhabiting or frequenting mud or the shoreline; spec. designating a limicoline bird or worm. Cf. limicole adj., limicoline adj.

ΚΠ

1865 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 5 18 Suppress the pair of canals attached nearest the ventral surface, and the type of the Limicolous group is obtained.

1898 F. E. Beddard Struct. & Classif. Birds 83 A peculiar condition of the tendons of the brevis characterises the auks, some gulls and at least one limicolous bird.

1918 Entomol. News June 217 Beling..found them in the sandy mud of a small brook, the limicolous habit apparently being characteristic for the genus.

2001 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 356 1557/1 Inverse adult eyes are found among limicolous and tubicolous polychaetes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limicolous
释义	limicolousadj. Brit. /lʌɪˈmɪkələs/, /lʌɪˈmɪkl̩əs/, U.S. /ˌlaɪˈmɪkələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin limicola , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin limicola (see limicole n.) + -ous suffix (compare -colous comb. form), originally after scientific Latin Limicolae (see limicole n.). Compare earlier terricolous adj., and also slightly later limicoline adj. Chiefly Zoology. Mud-loving, mud-dwelling; inhabiting or frequenting mud or the shoreline; spec. designating a limicoline bird or worm. Cf. limicole adj., limicoline adj. ΚΠ 1865 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 5 18 Suppress the pair of canals attached nearest the ventral surface, and the type of the Limicolous group is obtained. 1898 F. E. Beddard Struct. & Classif. Birds 83 A peculiar condition of the tendons of the brevis characterises the auks, some gulls and at least one limicolous bird. 1918 Entomol. News June 217 Beling..found them in the sandy mud of a small brook, the limicolous habit apparently being characteristic for the genus. 2001 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 356 1557/1 Inverse adult eyes are found among limicolous and tubicolous polychaetes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1865
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