sylvicoline

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adjective

Of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

OriginLatin sylva →
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Meanings

adjectivesylvicoline (comparative more sylvicoline, superlative most sylvicoline)

comparative more sylvicoline · superlative most sylvicoline

  1. obsoletebiologyOf or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

Origin

  1. Latinsylva
  2. Englishsylvicoline

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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