Psammophilic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Psammophilic is an adjective meaning Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.
Meaning
Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.
Example Sentences
Most psammophilic species have expanded tibiae that function as shovels when these beetles are burrowing.
Krogerus had already recognized that the influence of sand on psammophilic species is partly direct and partly indirect.
A total of 47 interstitial testate amoebas have been recorded in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Of these, 32 are psammobiotic, 11 are psammophilic, and 4 are psammoxenic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ammophilous, psammobiotic, psammoxenic, petrophilous, psammophilous, petrophilic.
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