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Saxicavous

Saxˊi-ca′vous

,

Adj.

[L.

saxum

rock +

cavare

to make hollow, fr.

cavus

hollow: cf. F.

saxicave

.]

(Zool.)

Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; – said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of

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