"xerocole" meaning in All languages combined

See xerocole on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: xerocoles [plural]
Etymology: xero- + -cole Etymology templates: {{af|en|xero-|-cole}} xero- + -cole Head templates: {{en-noun}} xerocole (plural xerocoles)
  1. (biology) An animal that is adapted to a very dry ecosystem (typically a desert). Wikipedia link: xerocole Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: xerocolous

Inflected forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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