"deserticolous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more deserticolous [comparative], most deserticolous [superlative]
Etymology: From desert + -colous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|desert|colous}} desert + -colous Head templates: {{en-adj}} deserticolous (comparative more deserticolous, superlative most deserticolous)
  1. (zoology) Living in a desert. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (living in a desert): déserticole (French), deserticolo (Italian), deserticolus (Latin)
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