limicoline

adjective

li·​mic·​o·​line

-əˌlīn,

-lə̇n

: shore-inhabiting : of or relating to the Limicolae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Limicolae + English -ine

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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