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limicolous

[lahy-mik-uh-luh s]
adjective
  1. dwelling in mud or muddy regions.
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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

adjective
  1. (of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions
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