psammophilic

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English

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Etymology

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From psammo- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

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psammophilic (comparative more psammophilic, superlative most psammophilic)

  1. Thriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.
    • 2007, Victor Fet, Alexi Popov, Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria, →ISBN, page 558:
      A total of 47 interstitial testate amoebas have been recorded in the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Of these, 32 are psammobiotic, 11 are psammophilic, and 4 are psammoxenic.
    • 2012, H.U. Thiele, Carabid Beetles in Their Environments, →ISBN:
      Krogerus had already recognized that the influence of sand on psammophilic species is partly direct and partly indirect.
    • 2016, Rolf G. Beutel, Richard A.B. Leschen, Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics, →ISBN:
      Most psammophilic species have expanded tibiae that function as shovels when these beetles are burrowing.
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