Meaning of psammophilic | Babel Free
Definitions
Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.
Examples
“A total of 47 interstitial testate amoebas have⟳ been recorded in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Of these, 32 are psammobiotic, 11 are psammophilic, and 4 are psammoxenic.”
“Krogerus had already recognized that the influence⟳ of sand on psammophilic species is partly direct⟳ and partly indirect.”
“Most psammophilic species have⟳ expanded tibiae that function as shovels when these beetles are burrowing.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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