- ericeticolous
- \\|erəsə|tikələs\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin ericetum + English -i- + -colous: inhabiting a heath or similar habitat
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/er'euh si tik"euh leuhs/, adj.requiring a heath or heathlike habitat.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ericeticolous
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ericeticolous — /er euh si tik euh leuhs/, adj. requiring a heath or heathlike habitat. [ < L *ericet(um) place where heath grows (deriv. of erica heath; see ERICA) + I + COLOUS] * * * … Universalium
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