limicolous

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li·mic·o·lous

 (lī-mĭk′ə-ləs)
adj.
Living in mud.
[From Late Latin līmicola; see limicoline.]
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limicolous

(laɪˈmɪkələs)
adj
(Zoology) (of certain animals) living in mud or muddy regions
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