- Scolopacine
- Scolopacine Scol`o*pa"cine, a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Scolopacid[ae]}, or Snipe family. [1913 Webster]
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Scolopacine
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scolopacine — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pāˌsīn, sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Scolopac , Scolopax + English ine : of or relating to the Scolopacidae II. noun ( s) : a bird of the family Scolopacidae * * * scolopacine, a … Useful english dictionary
scolopacine — scol·o·pa·cine … English syllables
Scolopacidae — Scolopacine Scol o*pa cine, a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Scolopacid[ae]}, or Snipe family. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scolopaceous — a. snipe like. ♦ scolopacine, a. belonging to snipe family of birds … Dictionary of difficult words
