"petricolous" meaning in All languages combined

See petricolous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more petricolous [comparative], most petricolous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin petra (“a rock”) + colō (“to inhabit”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|petra||a rock}} Latin petra (“a rock”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} petricolous (comparative more petricolous, superlative most petricolous)
  1. Rock-dwelling; living among or on rocks.

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