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arenicolous

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ar⋅e⋅nic⋅o⋅lous

  [ar-uh-nik-uh-luhs]
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–adjective
inhabiting sand.
Origin:
1850–55; < L (h)arēn(a) (see arena ) + -i- + -colous
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ar·e·nic·o·lous   (ār'ə-nĭk'ə-ləs)   
adj.  Growing, living, or burrowing in sand: arenicolous worms.

[Latin harēna, arēna, sand; see arena + -colous.]
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