-colous
a combining form meaning “inhabiting” the thing or place specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: nidicolous.
Origin of -colous
1Words Nearby -colous
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British Dictionary definitions for -colous
-colous
adj combining form
inhabiting or living on: arenicolous
Origin of -colous
1from Latin -cola inhabitant + -ous; related to colere to inhabit
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