limicolous

[ lahy-mik-uh-luhs ]

adjective

1. dwelling in mud or muddy regions.

limicolous

/ laɪˈmɪkələs /

adjective

1. (of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions

Word History and Origins

Origin of limicolous¹

1885–90; < Late Latin līmicol ( a ) mud-dweller + -ous; lime ², -colous

Example Sentences

Clitellum always present, extending over two (many limicolous forms) to forty-five segments (Alma).

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