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English
Etymology
Latin saxum (“rock”) + cavare (“to make hollow”), from cavus (“hollow”): compare French saxicave.
Pronunciation
Adjective
saxicavous (not comparable)
- (zoology) Boring or hollowing out rocks.
- a saxicavous mollusk