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colin definition

☆ colin (käl′in)

noun

the bobwhite or similar bird

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl

Colin definition

Co·lin (käl′in, kōl′-)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: prob. after Saint Columba (< L columba, dove), patron saint of Cornish parishes

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