# petricolous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Rock-dwelling; living among or on rocks.

## Etymology
From Latin petra (“a rock”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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