-COLOUS

Meaning of -COLOUS in English

-colous stress-imposing BrE AmE k ə l əs

▷ — sanguicolous sæŋ ˈɡwɪk ə l əs

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-COLOUS — adjective combining form see: wheel living or growing in or on
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-COLOUS — k(ə)ləs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -cola inhabitant + English -ous; akin to Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit — more …
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-COLOUS — a combining form meaning "inhabiting" the thing or place specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound …
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-COLOUS — Etymology: Latin -cola inhabitant; akin to Latin colere to inhabit — more at wheel : living or growing in or …
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-COLOUS — [-colous] adj comb form [L -cola inhabitant; akin to L colere to inhabit--more at wheel]: living or growing in or …
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COLOUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -cola inhabitant; akin to Latin colere to inhabit ― more at WHEEL : living …
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CALCICOLE — noun Etymology: French, calcicolous, from calc- + -cole -colous Date: 1882 a plant normally growing on calcareous soils, calcicolous adjective
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ARENICOLOUS — adjective Etymology: Latin arena + English -i- + -colous Date: circa 1859 living, burrowing, or growing in sand
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ARVICOLA — I. -ˈvikələ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin arvi- (from Latin arvum cultivated field, from neuter of …
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XEROCOLE — ˈzirəˌkōl adjective or xe·roc·o·lous zə̇ˈräkələs Etymology: xer- + -cole or -colous : xerophilous
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VAGINICOLOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nikələs adjective Etymology: vagin- + -colous : secreting and inhabiting a theca
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TUBICOLOUS — -kələs adjective Etymology: tubi- + -colous 1. also tu·bi·cole ˈt(y)übəˌkōl [ tubi- + -colous or -cole ] : living in …
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TUBICOLA — t(y)üˈbikələ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tubi- + -cola (from Latin -cola inhabitant) — more at -colous …
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SYLVICOLIDAE — ˌsilvēˈkäləˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Sylvicola, type genus (from Latin, adjective, inhabiting the forest, from silvi-, sylvi- — from silva, …
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STERCORICOLOUS — | ̷ ̷kə|rikələs adjective Etymology: Latin stercor-, stercus excrement + English -i- + -colous : living in dung
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STAGNICOLOUS — -ləs adjective Etymology: Latin stagn um + English -i- + -colous : frequenting or living or thriving in stagnant water
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SPONGICOLOUS — spənˈjikələs, spän- adjective Etymology: spongi- + -colous : inhabiting sponges
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SPONGI- — combining form or spongio- Etymology: Latin spongia 1. : sponge spongi colous spongio logy 2. : spongy spongio blast
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SPHAGNICOLOUS — (ˈ)sfag|nikələs adjective Etymology: sphagn um + -i- + -colous : inhabiting or growing in sphagnum sphagnicolous rotifers
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SILICICOLOUS — |silə|sikələs adjective Etymology: silici- + -colous : growing or thriving in siliceous soil silicicolous plants
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SAXICOLOUS — (ˈ)sak|sikələs adjective also sax·ic·o·line -ˌlīn, -_lə̇n ; or sax·i·cole ˈsaksəˌkōl Etymology: saxi- + -colous or -coline or -cole : inhabiting …
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SAXI- — combining form Etymology: Latin, from saxum; akin to Latin secare to cut — more at saw : rock saxi colous
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SANGUINICOLOUS — |saŋgwə|nikələs adjective Etymology: sanguini- + -colous : sanguicolous
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SANGUINI- — combining form Etymology: from sanguine (I) : sanguino- sanguini colous
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SANGUICOLOUS — saŋˈgwikələs adjective Etymology: sangui- + -colous : hematobic
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RUPICOLOUS — -ləs adjective or ru·pic·o·line -kəˌlīn, -kələ̇n Etymology: Latin rupi- + English -colous, -coline : living among, inhabiting, or growing on …
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RIPICOLOUS — rə̇ˈpikələs, (ˈ)rī|p- adjective Etymology: from Latin ripa bank + English -i- + -colous : riparian
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RADICICOLOUS — |radə|sikələs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary radici- (from Latin radic-, radix root + -i- ) + -colous : living on …
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PETRICOLOUS — -ləs adjective Etymology: petr- + -colous : living in rocks
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PALMI- — combining form Etymology: Latin, from palma palm 1. : palm tree palmi colous palmi vorous 2. a. : palmat- palmi …
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NIDICOLOUS — (ˈ)nī|dikələs adjective Etymology: Latin nidi- (from nidus nest) + English -colous 1. : reared for a time in a nest …
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CANICOLA FEVER — kəˈnikələ- noun Etymology: New Latin canicola (specific epithet of Leptospira canicola ), from Latin canis dog + New Latin -cola …
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