saxicavous

adjective

sax·​i·​ca·​vous

¦saksē¦kāvəs

: boring in rock

—used especially of a mollusk compare lithophagous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin saxicavus, from saxi- + -cavus (from Latin cavare to make hollow)

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