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/ar'euh nik"euh leuhs/, adj.inhabiting sand.[1850-55; < L (h)aren(a) (see ARENA) + -I- + -COLOUS]
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arenicolous — adj. 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arenicolous — [ar΄ə nik′ə ləs, er΄ə nik′ə ləs] adj. [< L arena, sand + I + COLOUS] living or growing in sand … English World dictionary
arenicolous — adjective growing or living or burrowing in sand arenicolous worms • Pertains to noun: ↑sand … Useful english dictionary
arenicolous — adjective Etymology: Latin arena + English i + colous Date: circa 1859 living, burrowing, or growing in sand … New Collegiate Dictionary
arenicolous — adj. [L. arena, sand; colere, to inhabit] Burrowing in or inhabiting sand; see psammophilous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
arenicolous — adjective living or burrowing in sand … Wiktionary
arenicolous — ar·e·nic·o·lous … English syllables
arenicolous — ar•e•nic•o•lous [[t]ˌær əˈnɪk ə ləs[/t]] adj. ecl inhabiting or growing in sand or sandy soil • Etymology: 1850–55; < L (h)arēn(a) (see arena) + i + colous … From formal English to slang
arenicolous — /ærəˈnɪkələs/ (say aruh nikuhluhs) adjective inhabiting sand. {Latin arēna sand + i 1 + colous} …
arenicolous — a. living in sand … Dictionary of difficult words
