Usually means: Thriving on or among rocks.
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  1. petricolous: Merriam-Webster
  2. petricolous: Wordnik
  3. petricolous: Wiktionary
  4. petricolous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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▸ adjective:  Rock-dwelling; living among or on rocks.

Similar:
rupicolous, lapidicolous, petrophilic, saxicolous, epipetric, petrophilous, rupestral, lithophilous, terricolous, rupestrine, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, non-petricolous, lithophobic

Types:
lichen, moss, algae, fungi, lichens, more...

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Similar:
rupicolous, lapidicolous, petrophilic, saxicolous, epipetric, petrophilous, rupestral, lithophilous, terricolous, rupestrine, more...

Opposite:
xerophilous, non-petricolous, lithophobic

Types:
lichen, moss, algae, fungi, lichens, more...



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