epilithic

[ ep-uh-lith-ik ]

/ ˌɛp əˈlɪθ ɪk /

adjective

(of plants) growing on stones.

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Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby epilithic

epileptiform, epileptogenic, epileptogenic zone, epileptoid, epilimnion, epilithic, epilogue, epimandibular, epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea

Origin of epilithic

epi- + -lithic

British Dictionary definitions for epilithic

epilithic

/ (ˌɛpɪˈlɪθɪk) /

adjective

(of plants) growing on the surface of rock

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