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saxicolous definition

sax·ico·lous (sak sik′ə ləs)

adjective

Biol. living on or among rocks

Etymology: < L saxum, a rock (see saxatile) + colere, to dwell + -ous

Also saxicoline sax·ic′o·line′ (-līn′, -lin)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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