Definition of xerophilous in English:
xerophilous
adjectivezɪəˈrɒfɪləszɛˈrɒfɪləszəˈrɑfələs
Zoology Botany (of a plant or animal) adapted to a very dry climate or habitat, or to conditions where moisture is scarce.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mexico's xerophilous thickets and semi-desert pastures are located in arid and semi-arid areas that account for half of our national territory.
- The concentration of the highest estimates of genetic variation in northwestern Venezuela suggests a potential reservoir of plant genetic diversity within xerophilous ecosystems in northern South America.
- While some xerophilous grasshoppers became scarce within the shelterbelt system, others, e.g. Calliptamus italicus, increased in importance.
- Everywhere one feels the influence of the Mediterranean and particularly on the specific xerophilous flora and fauna of the region.
- Sand dunes and higher river terraces were still preserved at that time and supported xerophilous vegetation.
Derivatives
nounˈzɪərə(ʊ)fʌɪl
Botany Zoology The xerophiles are typical for the most part of the mammal populations of the Lesser Caucasus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The research thus far has been very exciting, and I feel that we are laying very practical groundwork for building infrastructure to support the use of xerophile and native plants in Jordan.
- Schwartz and Henderson described L. semilineatus as a xerophile associated with gravelly or rocky areas.
- Species of the Rosa gender, box trees in basophile and xerophile beech groves.
- Low altitude dry (xerophile) vegetation is found relatively close to the littoral zone where the habitat is characterised by strong droughts.
Definition of xerophilous in US English:
xerophilous
adjectivezəˈrɑfələszəˈräfələs
Botany Zoology (of a plant or animal) adapted to a very dry climate or habitat, or to conditions where moisture is scarce.
Example sentencesExamples
- While some xerophilous grasshoppers became scarce within the shelterbelt system, others, e.g. Calliptamus italicus, increased in importance.
- Mexico's xerophilous thickets and semi-desert pastures are located in arid and semi-arid areas that account for half of our national territory.
- Everywhere one feels the influence of the Mediterranean and particularly on the specific xerophilous flora and fauna of the region.
- The concentration of the highest estimates of genetic variation in northwestern Venezuela suggests a potential reservoir of plant genetic diversity within xerophilous ecosystems in northern South America.
- Sand dunes and higher river terraces were still preserved at that time and supported xerophilous vegetation.