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Definition of Sylvatic
1. a. Sylvan.
Definition of Sylvatic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to wild rather than domestic animals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sylvatic
1. pertaining to a forest [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sylvatic
Literary usage of Sylvatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"The survey crews then found sylvatic plague in the states of Oregon, Washington,
Montana, and Nevada. KF recalled: "Without asking for it, we realized that ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"E. sylvan, sylvatic, savage, etc.] 1. The aggregate of the species of forest-trees
over a certain territory.—2. A description of forest-trees. ..."
3. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1894)
"Equisetum sylvaticum (sylvatic horse-tail). Pteris aquilina (brake), Kineo and
after. Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive-fern), very common along the riversides; ..."
4. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"The survey crews then found sylvatic plague in the states of Oregon, Washington,
Montana, and Nevada. KF recalled: "Without asking for it, we realized that ..."
5. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"E. sylvan, sylvatic, savage, etc.] 1. The aggregate of the species of forest-trees
over a certain territory.—2. A description of forest-trees. ..."
6. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1894)
"Equisetum sylvaticum (sylvatic horse-tail). Pteris aquilina (brake), Kineo and
after. Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive-fern), very common along the riversides; ..."
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