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sylvicoline

sylvicoline adjective: of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

Adjective

sylvicoline (comparative more sylvicoline, superlative most sylvicoline)

  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

Forms of sylvicoline

comparativemore sylvicoline
superlativemost sylvicoline

Origin of sylvicoline

From Latin sylva, silva (“forest”) + colere (“to inhabit”).

Questions about sylvicoline

What does sylvicoline mean?
Sylvicoline means of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.
What part of speech is sylvicoline?
Sylvicoline is an adjective.

Words near sylvicoline in the dictionary

  1. Sylvian veins
  2. Sylviana
  3. sylvic acid
  4. sylvicolid
  5. sylvicolids
  6. sylvicoline
  7. sylvicultural
  8. sylviculture
  9. sylvicultures
  10. sylviculturist
  11. sylviculturists

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