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limicoline definition

li·mico·line (lī mik′ə līn′, -lin)

adjective

inhabiting the shore; specif., designating or of a shorebird

Etymology: < LL limicola, mud dweller < L limus, mud (see lime) + colere, to dwell (see cult) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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