Psammophilic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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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