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arenicolous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Living or burrowing in sand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

growing or living or burrowing in sand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • arenicolous worms

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin arēna, harēna (“sand”) + -colous.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: arénicole — living or burrowing in sand
  • Italian: arenicolo — living or burrowing in sand
  • Portuguese: arenícola — living or burrowing in sand
  • Spanish: arenícola — living or burrowing in sand