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Celebesian

Celebesian adjective: of or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.

Adjective

Celebesian (comparative more Celebesian, superlative most Celebesian)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.
    • I now propose to examine the best known groups of Celebesian animals in some detail, to study their relations to those of other islands, and to call attention to the many points of interest which they suggest.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 425

Noun

Celebesian (plural Celebesians)

  1. (dated) Sulawesian

Forms of Celebesian

Adjective
comparativemore Celebesian
superlativemost Celebesian
Noun
pluralCelebesians

Origin of Celebesian

From Celebes + -ian.

Questions about Celebesian

What does Celebesian mean?
Celebesian means of or relating to Celebes; Sulawesian.
What part of speech is Celebesian?
Celebesian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Celebesian in the dictionary

  1. Celebes crested macaque
  2. Celebes crested macaques
  3. Celebes Sea
  4. Celebes warty pig
  5. Celebes warty pigs
  6. Celebesian
  7. Celebesians
  8. Celebgate
  9. Celebic
  10. celebrancy
  11. celebrant

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