Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Fulicinæ.
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- adjective ornithology, rare Of, or pertaining to
coots .
Etymologies
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From New Latin Fulica (genus name).
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1865-1874 OW 1893 OW charadrine plover W fulicine coot W ciconi (i) ne stork 1874 - fuliguline eider, etc.
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