Usually means: Prefers or thrives on rocks.
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  1. petrophilous: Merriam-Webster
  2. petrophilous: Wordnik
  3. petrophilous: Wiktionary
  4. petrophilous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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  1. Bryological (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (petrophilous)

adjective:  Thriving in a rocky environment.

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