Psammophilic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.

    "A total of 47 interstitial testate amoebas have been recorded in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Of these, 32 are psammobiotic, 11 are psammophilic, and 4 are psammoxenic."

Example

More examples

"A total of 47 interstitial testate amoebas have been recorded in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Of these, 32 are psammobiotic, 11 are psammophilic, and 4 are psammoxenic."

Etymology

From psammo- + -philic.

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