limicolous

American

[lahy-mik-uh-luhs] / laɪˈmɪk ə ləs /

adjective

dwelling in mud or muddy regions.

limicolous British

/ laɪˈmɪkələs /

adjective

(of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions

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Etymology

Origin of limicolous

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

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It is therefore obviously much thicker than the clitellum in the limicolous forms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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