"saxicavous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪvəs Etymology: Latin saxum (“rock”) + cavare (“to make hollow”), from cavus (“hollow”): compare French saxicave. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|saxum||rock}} Latin saxum (“rock”), {{cog|fr|saxicave}} French saxicave Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} saxicavous (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Boring or hollowing out rocks. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
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