-colous

-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]

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  • Colous, S. — S. Colous, (20. Aug.), ein Bekenner des Glaubens zu Synnada in Phrygien. S. S. Piricius …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • -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

  • -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} …  

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