petrophilous

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adjective

Thriving in a rocky environment.

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Meanings

adjectivepetrophilous (comparative more petrophilous, superlative most petrophilous)

comparative more petrophilous · superlative most petrophilous

  1. Thriving in a rocky environment.

Origin

From petro- + -philous.

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petrophilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrophilous

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“petrophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrophilous.

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