petricolousadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtrɪkələs/,

/pᵻˈtrɪkl̩əs/, U.S.

/pəˈtrɪkələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin petricola , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin petricola, specific name of a type of mollusc (Lamarck Système des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 121; < classical Latin petra rock (see petro- comb. form¹) + colere to inhabit: see -colous comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -colous comb. form. Compare French pétricole (noun) a type of mollusc (1801 in Lamarck: see above), (adjective) living on rocks (1868 in Littré).

Zoology. rare.

Inhabiting rock; living on rocks; lithodomous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > inhabiting rocks

saxatile1661

petricolous1858

rupicolous1859

rupicoline1877

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 922/2 Petricolus, applied to shells..found in more or less hard rocks which their animals pierce: petricolous.

1987 Bull. Marine Sci. 41 309 Pylochelidae..can be classified..as xylicolous, petricolous, tusk-dwellers, spongicolous, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petricolous
释义	petricolousadj. Brit. /pᵻˈtrɪkələs/, /pᵻˈtrɪkl̩əs/, U.S. /pəˈtrɪkələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin petricola , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin petricola, specific name of a type of mollusc (Lamarck Système des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 121; < classical Latin petra rock (see petro- comb. form¹) + colere to inhabit: see -colous comb. form) + -ous suffix; compare -colous comb. form. Compare French pétricole (noun) a type of mollusc (1801 in Lamarck: see above), (adjective) living on rocks (1868 in Littré). Zoology. rare. Inhabiting rock; living on rocks; lithodomous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > terrestrial > inhabiting rocks saxatile1661 petricolous1858 rupicolous1859 rupicoline1877 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 922/2 Petricolus, applied to shells..found in more or less hard rocks which their animals pierce: petricolous. 1987 Bull. Marine Sci. 41 309 Pylochelidae..can be classified..as xylicolous, petricolous, tusk-dwellers, spongicolous, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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