1 rupicoline | Definition of rupicoline

rupicolous

adjective
ru·​pic·​o·​lous | \ -ləs\
variants: or rupicoline \ -​kəˌlīn , -​kələ̇n \

Definition of rupicolous

: living among, inhabiting, or growing on rocks

First Known Use of rupicolous

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for rupicolous

Latin rupi- + English -colous, -coline

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