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limicolous

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li⋅mic⋅o⋅lous

  [lahy-mik-uh-luhs]
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–adjective
dwelling in mud or muddy regions.
Origin:
1885–90; < LL līmicol(a) mud-dweller + -ous; see lime 1 , -colous
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li·mic·o·lous   (lī-mĭk'ə-ləs)   
adj.  Living in mud.

[From Late Latin līmicola; see limicoline.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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