epipsammic

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English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ psammic, literally “on top of sand”.

Adjective

epipsammic (not comparable)

(biology, of a diatom) Having a stalk of mucilage that attaches it to a sand grain

Related terms

epipsammon

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