saxicoline
American
[sak-sik-uh-lin, -lahyn]
/ sækˈsɪk ə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /
Also
saxicolous
adjective
Botany, Zoology.
Etymology
Origin of saxicoline
1895–1900; < New Latin saxicol ( a ) ( Latin saxi-, combining form of saxum rock + -cola dweller; see -colous) + -ine 1
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