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Meaning of "terricolous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TERRICOLOUS

From Latin terricola, from terra earth + colere to inhabit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TERRICOLOUS

terricolous  [tɛˈrɪkələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERRICOLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terricolous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TERRICOLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of terricolous in the English dictionary

The definition of terricolous in the dictionary is living on or in the soil.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERRICOLOUS


calcicolous
kælˈsɪkələs
caulicolous
kɔːˈlɪkələs
corticolous
kɔːˈtɪkələs
fimicolous
fɪˈmɪkələs
lapidicolous
ˌlæpɪˈdɪkələs
lignicolous
lɪɡˈnɪkələs
limicolous
laɪˈmɪkələs
monticolous
mɒnˈtɪkələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
nickelous
ˈnɪkələs
paludicolous
ˌpæljʊˈdɪkələs
piscicolous
pɪˈsɪkələs
radicicolous
ˌrædɪˈsɪkələs
rupicolous
ruːˈpɪkələs
saxicolous
sækˈsɪkələs
silicicolous
ˌsɪlɪˈsɪkələs
sphagnicolous
sfæɡˈnɪkələs
spongicolous
spʌnˈdʒɪkələs
stercoricolous
ˌstɜːkəˈrɪkələs
tubicolous
tjuːˈbɪkələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERRICOLOUS

terribility
terrible
terribleness
terribly
terricole
terrier
terries
terrific
terrifically
terrified
terrifier
terrifies
terrify
terrifying
terrifyingly
terrigenous
terrine
Territoire de Belfort
territorial

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERRICOLOUS

ametabolous
amphibolous
arenicolous
cavernicolous
collembolous
fabulous
frivolous
graminicolous
hemimetabolous
holometabolous
jealous
luteolous
nidicolous
nonfrivolous
ridiculous
sciolous
subdolous
unfrivolous
variolous
viticolous

Synonyms and antonyms of terricolous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terricolous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERRICOLOUS

Find out the translation of terricolous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terricolous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terricolous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

陆生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terricolous
570 millions of speakers

English

terricolous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

terricolous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

terricolous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почвообитающих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrícola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

terricolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terricoles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terricolous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erdbewohnende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

terricolous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

terricolous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terricolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

terricolous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலத்தில் வாழ்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Terricolous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terricolous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terricole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

terricolous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

почвообитающих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terricolous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζουν στο έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terricolous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marklevande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

terricolous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terricolous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRICOLOUS»

The term «terricolous» is normally little used and occupies the 121.943 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERRICOLOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «terricolous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «terricolous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terricolous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERRICOLOUS»

Discover the use of terricolous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terricolous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Terricolous Lichens in India: Volume 2: Morphotaxonomic Studies
Terricolous Lichens in India, Volume 2: Morphotaxonomic Studies is the first lichenological study of this functional group.
Himanshu Rai, Dalip K. Upreti, 2013
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The Journal of the Linnean Society of London: Botany
Var. bryophila, Ach. Terricolous and muscicolous, Bomsdal. 116. Pertusaria multipwncta, Turn. (Sm. E. Bot. t. 2061), var. leu- cotera, Nyl. Terricolous, Jerkin. 117. P. glomerata, Ach. Terricolous and muscicolous, Jerkin and Fogstuen. 118.
‎1867
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Journal: Botany
175. 115. TJrceolaria scruposa, Ach. Saxicolous, Christiania, Jerkin, and Fogstuen. Var. Iryophila, Ach. Terricolous and muscicolous, Romsdal. 116. Pertusaria multipimcta, Turn. (Sm. E. Bot. t. 2061), var. leu- cotera, Nyl. Terricolous, Jerkin.
Linnean Society of London, 1867
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Journal: Botany
Var. bryophiliz, Ach. Terricolous and muscicolous, Romsdal. 116. Pertusaria multipzmcta, Turn. (Sm. E. Bot. t. 2061), var. leucotera, N _vl. Terricolous, .Ierkin. 117. P. glomerata, Ach. Terricolous and muscicolous, Jerkin and Fogstuen. 118.
Linnean Society of London, 1867
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Monitoring with Lichens - Monitoring Lichens
Terricolous lichens have also been widely used to monitor the extent and severity of radioactive contamination of the environment; for example, the highest '37Cs levels (ca.2500 Bq kg") in terricolous lichens in Finnish Lapland were found ...
Pier Luigi Nimis (ed), Christoph Scheidegger (ed), Patricia A. Wolseley, 2002
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Realism and the Agreement of Independent Measurements
1 Dlplocardia LS»XJ Trigaiter Dichogaster £28188 Chllota Megaicolex l«Vj Howascolex Octochsetus l"-S*— I Perionyx HH Pheretima extinction zone all terricolous Fig. 30. Present-day distribution of some earthworm genera of the family ...
W. John Koolage, 2008
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Fungi in the Environment
In the study, terricolous and lignicolous fungi differed with respect to N% and d15N (Fig. 7.2), with terricolous fungi having, on average, higher N contents ( 5.87Æ0.3 compared with 3.25Æ0.2%, p <0.001, Student's t-test) and, on average , ...
Geoffrey Gadd, Sarah C. Watkinson, Paul S. Dyer, 2007
8
The Origin of Continents and Oceans
Alfred Wegener. 3/ . [lllmm Diplocardia Trigaster Dlehogaster Chllota " ' ' Hegascolex El Howascolex Octoehztus Perionyx |l ' O is 3 ,i lI|llll|' I Pheretima extinction zone all terricolous Flo. 30. Present-day distrihution of some earthworm genera of ...
Alfred Wegener, 2012
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Gases: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition
(2010 SEP 17) Macaulay Land Use Research Institute: Terricolous alpine lichens are sensitive to both load and concentration of applied nitrogen and have potential as bioindicators of nitrogen deposition “The influence of applied nitrogen (N) ...
‎2012
10
Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics
Experimental support for a threat to montane lichens The balance of predictive and observational evidence indicates a particular threat to montane and terricolous lichens (Aptroot and van Herk, 2007; Ellis et al., 2007a) largely driven by ...
Trevor R. Hodkinson, Michael B. Jones, Stephen Waldren, 2011

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERRICOLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terricolous is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 shows to catch at the Ceramics Triennale 2015 in Canberra
And all the works are miniature - no more than 15cms, including this set of stoneware tags from Lene Kuhl Jacobsen, titled Terricolous. The exhibition is ... «The Canberra Times, Jul 15»
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Boise botanist gives lichens collection to Boise State
... me to complete my PhD......further he also collaborated with me to write my first monographic work on Terricolous Lichens in India,Vol1, H Rai, DK Upreti -Eds.. «The Idaho Statesman, May 15»
3
Rediscovering the Lowly Lichen across the National Park System
“I think grazing, development, and invasive weeds have reduced or extirpated terricolous lichens,” Mr. Knudsen says, referring to lichen communities living on ... «National Parks Traveler, Dec 09»

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