limicolous

[ lahy-mik-uh-luh s ]

/ laɪˈmɪk ə ləs /

adjective

dwelling in mud or muddy regions.

Nearby words

limestone pavement, limewater, limewood, limey, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limit dextrin, limit dextrinase

Origin of limicolous

1885–90; < Late Latin līmicol(a) mud-dweller + -ous; see lime¹, -colous

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British Dictionary definitions for limicolous

limicolous

/ (laɪˈmɪkələs) /

adjective

(of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions

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