- lapidicolous
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adj. [L. lapis, stone; colere, to inhabit]Living under stones.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
lapidicolous
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lapidicolous — lap·i·dic·o·lous … English syllables
lapidicolous — Living under rocks … Grandiloquent dictionary
lapidicolous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dikələs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lapidi (from Latin lapid , lapis) + colous : living under a stone used especially of an insect … Useful english dictionary
lapideous — a. of or cut in stone. ♦ lapidicolous, a. living under stones. ♦ lapidific, a. forming stone. ♦ lapidify, v.t. turn into stone … Dictionary of difficult words
