psammophobic

English

Etymology

From psammo- +‎ -phobic.

Adjective

psammophobic (not comparable)

1. (biology) Synonym of psammoxenic
   • 1995, South African Journal of Marine Science - Volumes 15-16, page 57:

     M . capensis is psammophilic and tolerant of extreme wave action, whereas A. orbitosa is psammophobic (Bolton and Levitt 1992, Bolton and Joska 1993).