Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psammophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psam-mophilic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From psammo- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psammo
Suffix: philic

Inflected Forms

more psammophilic (comparative) most psammophilic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

psammobiotic psammon psammophile psammoxenic

Questions

What does psammophilic mean?: Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.
Where does psammophilic come from?: From psammo- + -philic.

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