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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-mik-uh-lahyn, -lin]
- /laɪˈmɪk əˌlaɪn, -lɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lahy-mik-uh-lahyn, -lin]
- /laɪˈmɪk əˌlaɪn, -lɪn/
Definitions of limicoline word
- adjective limicoline shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to numerous birds of the families Charadriidae, comprising the plovers, and Scolopacidae, comprising the sandpipers. 1
- noun limicoline Shore-dwelling, usually said of certain wading birds, such as snipes and plovers. 1
- adjective limicoline of, relating to, or belonging to the Charadrii, a suborder of birds containing the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, oystercatchers, avocets, etc 0
- adjective limicoline inhabiting the shore; specif., designating or of a shorebird 0
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Origin of limicoline
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < New Latin, from the former taxonomic name Limicolae “mud dwellers,” the plural of Late Latin līmicola “a dweller in the mud,” from līmus “mud, slime” (see lime1) + -cola, a combining form meaning “dweller” + -ine1
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Parts of speech for Limicoline
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limicoline popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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