avicolous

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adjective

That is parasitic on birds

OriginLatin avis →
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Meanings

adjectiveavicolous (comparative more avicolous, superlative most avicolous)

comparative more avicolous · superlative most avicolous

  1. biologyThat is parasitic on birds

Origin

  1. Latinavis“bird”
  2. Englishavicolous

From Latin avis (“bird”) + -colous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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