- -colous
- adjective combining form
Etymology: Latin -cola inhabitant; akin to Latin colere to inhabit — more at wheel
living or growing in or on <arenicolous>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
-colous
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-colous — [kə ləs] [< base of L colere, to cultivate (see CULT) + OUS] combining form growing (or living) in or among [arenicolous] … English World dictionary
Colous, S. — S. Colous, (20. Aug.), ein Bekenner des Glaubens zu Synnada in Phrygien. S. S. Piricius … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
-colous — a combining form meaning inhabiting the thing or place specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: nidicolous. [ < L col(a), comb. form repr. colere to inhabit (cf. COLONUS) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
-colous — (L). Inhabiting … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
Colous — coals … Medieval glossary
-colous — co·lous … English syllables
-colous — aff. a combining form meaning “inhabiting” the thing or place specified by the initial element: nidicolous[/ex] • Etymology: < L col(a), comb. form repr. colere to inhabit (cf. colonus) + ous … From formal English to slang
-colous — a word element indicating habitat. {Latin colere inhabit + ous} …
-colous — k(ə)ləs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin cola inhabitant + English ous; akin to Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit more at wheel : living or growing in or on arenicolous saxicolous * * * … Useful english dictionary
-coline — → colous. {Latin colere inhabit + ine1} …
