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terricolous
[te-rik-uh-luhs]
adjective
Biology.
living on or in the ground.
terricolous
/ tɛˈrɪkələs /
adjective
living on or in the soil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terricolous1
1825–35; < Latin terri- (combining form of terra earth) + -colous
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terricolous1
C19: from Latin terricola, from terra earth + colere to inhabit
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Example Sentences
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Closing his eyes and mopping his face, Bobby Crossley delivered terricolous amid wild applause.
It would strain logic to call you homonymous�though you are certainly terricolous.
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