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silvicolous definition

sil·vico·lous (sil vik′ə ləs)

adjective

living or growing in woodlands

Etymology: < L silvicola, inhabiting woods (< silva, forest + colere, to cultivate, inhabit) + -ous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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