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saxi·colous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. saxicolous, saxatile, saxicolineadjective

    growing on or living among rocks

Wiktionary

  1. saxicolousadjective

    Growing on, or living among, rocks.

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  1. saxicolous

    Saxicolous refers to organisms that live, grow, or are naturally found on or among rocks. It is primarily used in the context of describing certain types of plants, lichens, bacteria, and animals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saxicolousadjective

    growing on rocks

  2. Etymology: [See Saxicoline.]

Entomology

  1. Saxicolous

    species that frequent rocky or stony areas.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saxicolous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saxicolous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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