"psammoxenic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: psammo- + xeno- + -ic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|psammo|xeno-|ic}} psammo- + xeno- + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} psammoxenic (not comparable)
  1. Unable to survive in sandy environments. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: psammobiotic, psammophilic

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          "text": "This system of classification has merit, since it is desirable to be able to indicate variation in tolerance to conditions of the psammon; but, since Varga (1938) classed as psammoxenic certain species that were placed in the psammobiotic group by Wiszniewski, there appears to be some question of the validity of all three groups.",
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          "text": "It is remarkable that all testate amoebas belonging to the psammoxenic category are reported by Decloitre along the French coast of the department of Var.",
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          "ref": "1999, Elizabeth Wurdak, R. Wallace, Hendrik Segers, Rotifera VIII: A Comparative Approach, page 64",
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          "ref": "2007, Victor Fet, Alexi Popov, Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria, page 558",
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