Saxicoline

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saxicoline \Sax*ic"o*line\, a. [L. saxum a rock + colere to
     inhabit.] (Zool.)
     Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the
     characteristics of, the stonechats.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saxicoline
       adj : growing on or living among rocks [syn: {saxicolous}, {saxatile}]