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-cole

-cole suffix: forms nouns (and occasionally adjectives) relating to organisms that inhabit a particular habitat.

Suffix

-cole (noun-forming suffix, plural -coles)

  1. (not comparable) Forms nouns (and occasionally adjectives) relating to organisms that inhabit a particular habitat.

Forms of -cole

plural-coles

Origin of -cole

Borrowed from French -cole, from Latin -cola (“cultivator”).

Questions about -cole

What does -cole mean?
-cole means forms nouns (and occasionally adjectives) relating to organisms that inhabit a particular habitat.
What part of speech is -cole?
-cole is a suffix.

Words near -cole in the dictionary

  1. -coel
  2. -coele
  3. -coelous
  4. -coels
  5. -col-
  6. -cole
  7. -coles
  8. -colous
  9. -con
  10. -conazole
  11. -cont-

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