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terricolous

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ter⋅ric⋅o⋅lous

  [te-rik-uh-luhs]
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–adjective Biology.
living on or in the ground.
Origin:
1825–35; < L terri- (comb. form of terra earth) + -colous
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ter·ric·o·lous   (tě-rĭk'ə-ləs)   
adj.  Living on or in the ground: terricolous worms.

[From Latin terricola, earth-dweller : terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots + -cola, -colous.]
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