Of a plant or animal: growing or living on rocks; = rupicoline.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From scientific Latin rupicola, specific use of feminine of post-classical Latin rupicolus + -ous.
Definition of rupicolous in US English:
rupicolous
adjectiveruːˈpɪkələs
Ecology
Of a plant or animal: growing or living on rocks; = rupicoline.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From scientific Latin rupicola, specific use of feminine of post-classical Latin rupicolus + -ous.