-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.
spongicole, spongicolous
Living on or in sponges.
stagnicole, stagnicolous
Living in stagnant water; such as certain birds, etc.
stercoricole, stercoricolous
Living in or on dung or excrement.
sylvicole, sylvicolous
Inhabiting woodlands.
tegulicole, tegulicolous
Living on tiles; such as, lichens.
telmicole, telmicolous
Living in fresh-water marshes.
termiticole, termiticolous
Living in termite nests.
terricole, terricoline
Living on or in soil; a reference to organisms that spend most of their active lives in the ground; not aquatic or aerial; such as, earthworms, etc.
thinicole, thinicolous
Living on shifting sand (sand dunes).
tiphicole, tiphicolous
Living in ponds.
tubicole, tubicolous
Tube-dwelling organisms.
umbraticole, umbraticolous
Living in shaded habitats or shady places.
urbicole, urbicolous
Living primarily in cities; such as, pigeons, sparrows, etc.
vaginicole, vaginicoline, vaginicolous
Living in secreted sheaths or cases.
viticole, viticoline, viticolous
Living or growing on vines.
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Related life, live-word units:
anima-;
bio-;
vita-;
viva-.
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