Etymology

sylvicoline

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Today it means: Of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. Full definition →

Latin sylva
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  1. Latin · derived fromsylva
  2. English todaysylvicoline

From Latin sylva, silva (“forest”) + colere (“to inhabit”).

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