-colous

English

Etymology

From Latin -col(a) (“inhabitor”) + -ous. By surface analysis, -col(e) +‎ -ous.

Suffix

-colous

  1. Having a specified habitat.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -colous
aquicolous
arboricolous
arenicolous
avicolous
calcicolous
caulicolous
cavernicolous
corticolous
deserticolous
detriticolous
fimicolous
foliicolous
fungicolous
gallicolous
herbicolous
humicolous
hygrocolous
lichenicolous
lignicolous
limicolous
luticolous
madicolous
maricolous
metallicolous
monticolous
muscicolous
nidicolous
nivicolous
paludicolous
petricolous
piscicolous
radicicolous
resinicolous
rupicolous
sanguicolous
saxicolous
serpentinicolous
silicicolous
silvicolous
sphagnicolous
spongicolous
stagnicolous
stercoricolous
terricolous
tubicolous
urbicolous
viticolous
xerocolous
xylicolous

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