arenicolous

[ar-uh-nik-uh-luhs]

adjective

1. inhabiting sand.

arenicolous

/ ˌærɪˈnɪkələs /

adjective

1. growing or living in sand or sandy places

   arenicolous plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of arenicolous¹

1850–55; < Latin ( h ) arēn ( a ) ( arena ) + -i- + -colous

Word History and Origins

Origin of arenicolous¹

C19: from Latin harēna sand + colere to inhabit

Example Sentences

Arenicolous: applied to species frequenting sandy areas.

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In the case before us it is sufficient to refer to the Gelasimus of the mangrove swamps, which shares the same conditions of life with various Grapsoidae and yet does not agree with them, but with the arenicolous Ocypoda.

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