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fieldya1382

That grows in or inhabits the fields. Obsolete.

waterya1382

Designating a plant or animal which lives in or on the water. Now somewhat rare.

agrestial1608

Inhabiting fields or open country; wild; spec. (of plants) = agrestal, adj.

subterranean1638

Of a person, animal, etc.: living or working underground.

lucifugous1654

Shunning the light.

nemoral1656

Of, relating to, or characteristic of groves or woods; living in or frequenting groves or woods.

subcutaneous1664

Living under the skin (of a person or animal) or under the cuticle or epidermis (of a plant).

subterraneous1832

Living or working underground; = subterranean, adj. 1d.

subtidal1852

Situated or occurring below the low tide mark.

xylophilous1862

living or growing in or on wood, as an insect or a fungus.

xerophilous1863

adapted to a dry climate or habitat, or to conditions of scanty available moisture.

acid-loving1870

(of a plant, bacterium, etc.) thriving in acid conditions.

aerobic1878

Biology. Of the nature of an aerobe; of or involving aerobes.

aerobian1879

= aerobic, adj. 1. Now rare.

aerobious1879

= aerobic, adj. 1.

aerobiotic1880

= aerobic, adj. 1.

subaquatic1880

Zoology and Botany. Partly aquatic.

aerophilous1885

Microbiology. Aerobic; aerophilic. rare.

facultative1887

Biology. Not restricted to the particular function, mode of life, set of conditions, etc., implied in the context; opposed to obligate, adj.

pelagic1887

= limnetic, adj.

aerophile1888

= aerophilic, adj.

autotrophic1893

Biology. Of an organism: self-nourishing; capable of synthesizing organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules (such as carbon dioxide); not…

heterotrophic1893

Characterized by or exhibiting heterotrophy (in various senses: now only in the sense of heterotrophy, n. 1c); living as a heterotroph.

plastic1893

Biology. Relating to or exhibiting an adaptability to environmental changes; spec. relating to or exhibiting an ability to alter the neural…

thermophilic1894

thermophil1896

Requiring a high temperature for development, as certain bacteria.

mesophilic1897

Designating or relating an organism, esp. a bacterium, which flourishes at moderate temperatures.

halolimnic1898

living in fresh water but having an affinity with marine forms.

polybathic1898

(of marine life) capable of living at great depths.

tolerant1898

Forestry. Capable of enduring shade. More widely in Biology, capable of withstanding any particular environmental condition. Cf. tolerance, n. 1c…

limnetic1899

Of, pertaining to, or living in the open part of a freshwater lake or pond, away from the margin or bottom.

thermophilous1899

metatrophic1900

Of an organism: dependent on organic substances for nutrition (largely superseded by heterotrophic). Now rare.

mixotrophic1900

Designating, relating to, or characterized by a mixture of autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition.

paratrophic1900

Dependent upon living organic material for nutrition; obligately parasitic. Now rare.

mesophilous1901

Characterized by the avoidance of extremes of moisture or dryness; (Ecology) mesophytic.

benthic1902

epibenthic1902

belonging to or characteristic of the epibenthos.

eurybathic1902

Of aquatic life: able to live at varying depths.

microaerophilic1903

Requiring less oxygen than that of the atmosphere; of the nature of a microaerophile.

sympatric1904

Occurring in the same geographical region, or in overlapping regions. Opposed to allopatric, adj.

benthoal1905

cryophile1907

= cryophilic, adj.

benthonic1909

microaerophile1909

= microaerophilic, adj. rare.

lenitic1916

Of freshwater organisms or habitats: situated in still water. Cf. lotic, adj.

lotic1916

Of, relating to, or characteristic of rapidly moving fresh water; inhabiting rivers and streams. Contrasted with lentic, adj.

psychrotolerant1924

Of an organism, esp. a bacterium: capable of growing at temperatures close to freezing, but having a higher optimal growth temperature. Cf. psychrop

oligosaprobic1925

Of, designating, or inhabiting an aquatic environment that is rich in dissolved oxygen and (relatively) free from decayed organic matter.

polysaprobic1925

of, designating, or inhabiting an aquatic environment that is poor in dissolved oxygen and contains much chemically reducing decayed organic matter.

aerophilic1929

Designating or relating to aerobic microorganisms, spec. those exhibiting optimal growth at an oxygen concentration equal to or greater than that…

saprobic1932

Pertaining to or characteristic of a saprobe; deriving nourishment from decaying organic matter.

primary1934

Ecology. Designating an organism in a particular community which is either a producer, or belongs to the lowest trophic level among the consumers…

lentic1935

= lenitic, adj.

chemoautotrophic1936

Relating to or characterized by chemoautotrophy.

eurytopic1937

Of an organism: tolerant of a wide range of types of habitat and of ecological conditions. Opposed to stenotopic, adj.

psammic1938

Living among, attached to, or consisting of sand or gravel.

saprotrophic1942

Feeding on or deriving nourishment from decaying organic matter; involving or relating to this mode of nourishment; = saprobic, adj. b.

prototrophic1946

Of a microorganism: able to grow in a simple artificial medium without the specific supplementary nutrition required by an auxotrophic counterpart…

chemolithoautotrophic1949

Relating to or characterized by chemolithoautotrophy.

auxotrophic1950

of, pertaining to, or being an auxotroph.

chemolithotrophic1953

Relating to or characterized by chemolithotrophy.

chemoorganotrophic1953

Relating to or characterized by chemoorganotrophy.

opportunist1956

Ecology. = opportunistic, adj. 2.

psychrophile1956

= psychrophilic, adj.

psychrophilic1958

Of an organism, esp. a bacterium: capable of growing at temperatures close to freezing; having an optimum growth temperature of less than 20°C.

opportunistic1960

Ecology. Of an organism or species: especially suited to unexploited or newly formed habitats or niches and occurring in populations whose size is…

psychrotrophic1960

= psychrotolerant, adj.

oligosaprobe1990

= oligosaprobic, adj.

Subcategories:

— limited to restricted habitat (7)
— restricted to a particular mode of life or habitat (1)
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