Meanings
adjectivedeserticolous (comparative more deserticolous, superlative most deserticolous)
comparative more deserticolous · superlative most deserticolous
- biologyLiving in a desert.
It must be understood that for a deserticolous species the "interpretation" of what a barrier is may be different from that of a jungle species.
2013, Eduardo H Rapoport, Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species, page 124
Origin
Translations
French déserticole
- déserticoleliving in a desert
Italian deserticolo
- deserticololiving in a desert
Latin deserticolus
- deserticolusliving in a desert
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