单词 | limicoline |
释义 | limicoline in British English (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 C19: from New Latin Limicolae former name of order, from Latin līmus mud + colere to inhabitlimicoline in American English (laɪˈmɪkəˌlaɪn; laɪˈmɪkəlɪn) adjective inhabiting the shore; specif., designating or of a shorebird Word origin < LL limicola, mud dweller < L limus, mud (see lime1) + colere, to dwell (see cult) + -ine1 |
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