Saxicavous

saxicavous

(Science: zoology) boring, or hollowing out, rocks; said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks.

Origin: L. Saxum rock _ cavare to make hollow, fr. Cavus hollow: cf. F. Saxicave.

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