saxicavous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sax`i*ca"vous adjective

Etymology

L. saxum rock + cavare to make hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus.