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RUPICOLOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rupicolous mean?
• RUPICOLOUS (adjective)
The adjective RUPICOLOUS has 1 sense:
1. composed of or inscribed on rock
Familiarity information: RUPICOLOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed of or inscribed on rock
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
rupestral; rupicolous
Context example:
rupestral drawings in the caves of Northern Spain
Pertainym:
rock (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)
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