Terricole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Terricole is an adjective meaning Ground-dwelling or growing close to the ground.
Meaning
Ground-dwelling or growing close to the ground.
More Meanings
- Any insect that lives on or in the ground, especially one that is flightless.
Example Sentences
Man himself is terricole in habits, with vertical carriage, and walking on two feet.
The Terricoles are the true Crane Flies, seen in damp meadows in great numbers, especially in the autumn.
Still another subdivision of terricoles consists of species of high alpine habitats with scanty and very short vegetation.
The plant from Heald Brow is terricole, occurring on loose sandy calcareous earth about the entrances to rabbit-holes, in a very dry locality, Heald Brow being a dry hill on the scar-limestone.
Word Forms
- terricoles
Synonyms for terricole
Depending on context, synonyms include terricolous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include terricolous, epigeous, geophilous, terricoline, epigeal, geogenous.
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