psammophobic

English

Etymology

From psammo- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

psammophobic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Synonym of psammoxenic.
    • 1995, South African Journal of Marine Science - Volumes 15-16, page 57:
      M . capensis is psammophilic and tolerant of extreme wave action, whereas A. orbitosa is psammophobic (Bolton and Levitt 1992, Bolton and Joska 1993).
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