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Saxicavous
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What's The Definition Of Saxicavous?Synonyms | Synonyms for Saxicavous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Saxicavous: See Also | Saxicavous In Webster's Dictionary \Sax`i*ca"vous\, a. [L. saxum rock + cavare to make
hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave.] (Zo["o]l.)
Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks
which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust.
of {Lithodomus}.
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