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xerophilous
[ zi-rof-uh-luhs ]
adjective
- Botany. growing in or adapted to dry, especially dry and hot, regions.
- Zoology. living or flourishing in a dry environment.
xerophilous
/ ˈzɪərəʊˌfaɪl; zɪˈrɒfɪləs /
adjective
- (of plants or animals) adapted for growing or living in dry surroundings
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Derived Forms
- xerophile, noun
- ˈDZ, noun
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Other 51Թs From
- ·DZi· noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of xerophilous1
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Example Sentences
Experimental induction of the breeding season in a xerophilous bird.
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Still the flora outside the Hills and the submontane tract is predominantly of the desert type, being xerophilous or drought-resisting.
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Xerophilous: applied to species living in dry places.
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In this connexion it is noteworthy that so many of the higher forms are adapted as bulbous geophytes, or as aerophytes to special xerophilous conditions.
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