- saxicavous
- sax·i·ca·vous
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saxicavous
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Saxicavous — Sax i*ca vous, a. [L. saxum rock + cavare to make hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave.] (Zo[ o]l.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of {Lithodomus}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saxicavous — adj. [L. saxum, rock; cavus, hollow] Said of rockboring mollusks … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
saxicavous — |saksē|kāvəs adjective Etymology: New Latin saxicavus, from saxi + cavus (from Latin cavare to make hollow) more at excavate : boring in rock used especially of a mollusk; compare lithophagous … Useful english dictionary
Saxicava — Sax i*ca va, n.; pl. E. {saxicavas}, L. {Saxicav[ae]}. [NL. See {Saxicavous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Saxicava}. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saxicavae — Saxicava Sax i*ca va, n.; pl. E. {saxicavas}, L. {Saxicav[ae]}. [NL. See {Saxicavous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Saxicava}. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saxicavas — Saxicava Sax i*ca va, n.; pl. E. {saxicavas}, L. {Saxicav[ae]}. [NL. See {Saxicavous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Saxicava}. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saxatile — a. pertaining to or living in rocks. ♦ saxicavous, a. boring into rocks. ♦ saxicole, ♦ saxicoline, ♦ saxigenous a. growing in rocks. ♦ saxifrage, n. kind of rock plant. ♦ saxifragous, a. breaking stone … Dictionary of difficult words
