-colous

suffix

Having a specified habitat.

OriginLatin -col(a) →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Having a specified habitat.

Origin

  1. Latin-col(a)“inhabitor”
  2. English-colous

From Latin -col(a) (“inhabitor”) + -ous. By surface analysis, -col(e) + -ous.

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Translations

French -cole
  • -colehaving a specified habitat
Italian -colo
  • -colohaving a specified habitat
Portuguese -cola, -ícola
  • -colahaving a specified habitat
  • -ícolahaving a specified habitat
Cite this entry
APA

-colous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-colous

MLA

“-colous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-colous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-colous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-colous.

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