Deserticolous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Living in a desert.

    "It must be understood that for a deserticolous species the "interpretation" of what a barrier is may be different from that of a jungle species."

Example

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"It must be understood that for a deserticolous species the "interpretation" of what a barrier is may be different from that of a jungle species."

Etymology

From desert + -colous.

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