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spalacolestine

spalacolestine adjective: of or pertaining to the genus Spalacolestes.

Adjective

spalacolestine (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to the genus Spalacolestes

Origin of spalacolestine

From translingual Spalacolestes + -ine, from Ancient Greek σπᾰ́λᾰξ (spắlăx, “Spalax microphthalmus”) + λῃστής (lēistḗs, “pirate”).

Questions about spalacolestine

What does spalacolestine mean?
Spalacolestine means of or pertaining to the genus Spalacolestes.
What part of speech is spalacolestine?
Spalacolestine is an adjective.

Words near spalacolestine in the dictionary

  1. spaky
  2. spalacid
  3. spalacids
  4. spalacine
  5. spalacines
  6. spalacolestine
  7. spalacothere
  8. spalacotheres
  9. spalacotheriid
  10. spalacotheriids
  11. spalacotheroid

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