-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.
lucicole, lucicolous
Living in open habitats with ample light.
luticole, luticolous
Living in mud.
maricole, maricoline, maricolous
Inhabiting or dwelling in the sea.
merdicole, merdicolous
Living on or in dung.
monticole, monticolous, monticola
Living or dwelling in mountainous habitats.
muscicole, muscicolous
Growing on mosses.
myrmecocole, myrmecocolous
Living in ant or termite nests.
nervicole, nervicolous
Living on or in the veins of leaves.
nidicole, nidicolous
Nest-dwelling; used particularly of birds restricted to their nests because of being hatched in a helpless immature condition.
nivicole, nivicolous
Living in snow or snow-covered habitats.
nomocole, nomocolous
Living in pastures.
omnicole
Living every where or in all places.
orgadocole, orgadocolous
Living in open woodland.
ovarilicole, ovarilicolous
Living in ovaries.
palmicole, palmicolous
Growing upon or inhabiting palm-trees.
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Related life, live-word units:
anima-;
bio-;
vita-;
viva-.
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