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Definition: SAXICAVOUS |
SAXICAVOUSAdjective1. Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus. |
Etymology: Saxicavous \Sax`i*ca"vous\, adjective. [Latin expression saxum rock cavare to make hollow, from cavus hollow: compare to the French expression saxicave.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: SAXICAVOUS |
| Etymologies containing "SAXICAVOUS": Saxicava. (references) |
| Words rhyming with "SAXICAVOUS" (pronounced 'Sax`i*ca"vous'): Acclivous, Ambilevous, Bivalvous, Coevous, Concavous, Confervous, Flavous, Fulvous, Grandevous, Longevous, Multicavous, Primevous, Proclivous, Recurvous, Salivous, Torvous. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-o-s-s-u-v-x" | |
-3 letters: ovisacs, viscous. | |
-4 letters: avisos, cassia, ovisac, viscus. | |
-5 letters: ascus, assai, aviso, casas, casus, cusso, oasis, ossia, vacua, visas. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 41 58 49 43 41 56 4F 55 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .- -..- .. -.-. .- ...- --- ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000001 01011000 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010110 01001111 01010101 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S A X I C A V O U S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0041 0058 0049 0043 0041 0056 004F 0055 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53355843373556495553 |
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