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saxicoline, a. Zool. and Bot.|sækˈsɪkəlaɪn| [f. mod.L. saxicol-a saxicole + -ine.] a. Living among rocks, growing on rocks (in recent Dicts.). b. spec. Pertaining to the subfamily Saxicolinæ of passerine birds (the stone-chats).
1899A. H. Evans Birds 516 As regards the Saxicoline and Ruticilline forms, attention should be drawn to [etc.]. |