SAXICOLINE

saxicolous, saxatile, saxicoline

(adjective) growing on or living among rocks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

saxicoline (not comparable)

saxicolous

Anagrams

• excisional

Source: Wiktionary


Sax*ic"o*line, a. Etym: [L. saxum a rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, the stonechats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 March 2025

LOITER

(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”


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