deserticolous

English

Etymology

desert +‎ -colous

Adjective

deserticolous (comparative more deserticolous, superlative most deserticolous)

1. (zoology) Living in a desert.
   • 2013, Eduardo H Rapoport, Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species, page 124:

     It must be understood that for a deserticolous species the "interpretation" of what a barrier is may be different from that of a jungle species.

Translations

living in a desert

• French: déserticole (fr)
• Italian: deserticolo
• Latin: deserticolus