rupicolous

[ roo-pik-uh-luhs ]

adjective

Origin of rupicolous

1
1855–60; <Latin rūp(ēs) crag + -i- + -colous

Words Nearby rupicolous

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for rupicolous

rupicolous

/ (ruːˈpɪkələs) /


adjective
  1. biology living or growing on or among rocks

Origin of rupicolous

1
C19: from Latin rūp (ēs) crag + -i- + -colous

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