

Jan 15, 2015 This week’s theme

There’s a word for it



This week’s words

apricate

ascesis

senary

arenicolous

pregustator



Photo: Tarboat There’s a word for it A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg



arenicolous PRONUNCIATION: (ar-uh-NIK-uh-luhs)

MEANING: adjective: Living, growing, or burrowing in sand.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin harena/arena (sand) + colere (to inhabit). Earliest documented use: 1851.

USAGE:

Jamal S. Jumah; The Artistic Visage of Dalia; Xlibris; 2010.



See more usage examples of “‘Where have you disappeared to? Where have you been living?’ I asked Tariq. ... ‘Are you trying to tell me that he lives like arenicolous worms?’”Jamal S. Jumah;; Xlibris; 2010.See more usage examples of arenicolous in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. -Moliere, actor and playwright (15 Jan 1622-1673)





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