-cole, -cola, -coles, -colid, -coline, -colous +
(Latin: to inhabit, to live in, on, or among; to dwell; living among, dwelling in)
Suffixes that refer to the location, or habit, of growth. Used primarily in botanical and biological terminology to denote a plant or organism; having or characterized by a habitat as specified by the combining root.
agaricole
Living on mushrooms and toadstools.
aigicole, aigicolous
Living in beach habitats or living among pebbles.
algicole, algicoline, algicolous
Living on algae.
alsocole, alsocolous
Living in woody (forest) groves.
amathicole, amathicolous
Inhabting sandy plains.
amathocole, amathocolous
Dwelling in sandy places.
ammocole, ammocolous
Living or growing in sand.
amnicole, amnicolous
Living on sandy river banks.
ancocole, ancocolous
Living in canyons.
aphidicole, aphidicolous
Living among aggregations of aphids.
aquaticole, aquaticolous
Living in water or aquatic vegetation.
aquicole, aquicolous
Living in water or aquatic vegetation.
arboricole, arboricolous
Living predominantly in trees or large woody shrubs.
arenicole
1. Living or growing in sand.
2. Any organism that thrives in sandy areas.
argillicole, argillicolous
1. Thriving or growing in clay or mud.
2. Living on, or in, clay.
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Related life, live-word units:
anima-;
bio-;
vita-;
viva-.
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