"deserticole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deserticoles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deserticole (plural deserticoles)
  1. A desert-dweller; one who is deserticolous.
    Sense id: en-deserticole-en-noun-MYNcSpSO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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