Meanings
adjectivelapidicolous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyThat lives around or under rocks or stones
Origin
From Latin lapis, lapid- (“stone”) + Latin -i- (linking vowel used in compound words) + Latin colō, col- (“cultivate; inhabit, dwell”) + -ous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian lapidicolo
- lapidicoloTranslations
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APA
lapidicolous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidicolous
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“lapidicolous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidicolous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapidicolous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidicolous.
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