Dictionary.com

limicolous

[ lahy-mik-uh-luhs ]
/ laɪˈmɪk ə ləs /

adjective

dwelling in mud or muddy regions.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of limicolous

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

Words nearby limicolous

limewater, limewood, limey, Lim Fjord, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limitarian, limitary
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for limicolous

limicolous
/ (laɪˈmɪkələs) /

adjective

(of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012