单词 | ripicolous |
释义 | ripicolousadj. Ecology. rare before mid 20th cent. Living or growing on the banks of rivers and streams; relating to or characteristic of the transitional zone between dry land and running water; = riparian adj.1 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > aquatic > dwelling on river bank riparious1656 ripicolous1859 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1099/2 Ripicolus, living by the shore or water-banks, as the Limosia ripicola: ripicolous. 1906 J. B. Smith Explan. Terms Entomol. 117 Ripicolous, dwelling on river banks: riparian. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xiii. 196 The Bembiinae are essentially ripicolous. 1989 Mountain Res. & Devel. 9 119 Other ibex habitats include xeric grasslands, ripicolous and scree communities, and vegetated areas in avalanche paths. 1999 Jrnl. Arachnol. 27 669/2 Arctosa variana [is] a wandering ripicolous lycosid species. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1859 |
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