English Explanatory Dictionary

sylvatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan
  2. Of or pertaining to wild rather than domestic animals
  3. Of or pertaining to diseases or parasites borne or transmitted by sylvatic organisms
noun
  1. A wild animal

Word forms

sylvatic silvatic sylvatics

Etymology

From Latin sylvāticus. See sylvan. Doublet of savage.

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