˜yÐÄvlog

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terricolous

[ te-rik-uh-luhs ]

adjective

Biology.
  1. living on or in the ground.


terricolous

/ ³Ùɛˈ°ùɪ°ìÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. living on or in the soil
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of terricolous1

1825–35; < Latin terri- (combining form of terra earth) + -colous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of terricolous1

C19: from Latin terricola, from terra earth + colere to inhabit
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Example Sentences

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Closing his eyes and mopping his face, Bobby Crossley delivered terricolous amid wild applause.

It would strain logic to call you homonymous�though you are certainly terricolous.

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