Synonyms

arenicolous

American

[ar-uh-nik-uh-luhs] / ˌær əˈnɪk ə ləs /

adjective

inhabiting sand.

arenicolous British

/ ˌærɪˈnɪkələs /

adjective

growing or living in sand or sandy places

arenicolous plants

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Etymology

Origin of arenicolous

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

Example Sentences

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Arenicolous: applied to species frequenting sandy areas.

From Project Gutenberg

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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