Definition
Growing or living on the surface of rocks, especially in aquatic environments.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi-' (upon) + 'lithos' (stone) + '-ic' suffix, used in ecology to describe organisms that colonize rock surfaces.
Kelly Says
Epilithic algae and lichens are nature's tiny architects—they're the first organisms brave enough to colonize bare rock, and they're slowly turning mountains into soil, one microscopic layer at a time!
Translations
ARالعربية
شكل من الجلد
shakl min al-jild
BNবাংলা
প্রোপিলিথিক
pro-pi-li-thik
CACatalà
epilitic
e-pi-li-tik
CSČeština
epilitický
e-pi-li-ti-cky
DADansk
epilitisk
e-pi-li-tisk
DEDeutsch
epilithisch
e-pi-li-ti-ʃ
ELΕλληνικά
επιθηλιακός
e-pi-thi-li-a-kos
ESEspañol
epilítico
e-pi-li-ti-ko
FAفارسی
اپیدرمی
e-pi-der-mi
FISuomi
epiliittinen
e-pi-liit-ti-nen
FRFrançais
épilithique
e-pi-li-ti-k
GUGU
એપિલિથીક
e-pi-li-thik
HAHA
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik
HIहिन्दी
ऊपरीत्व
u-pa-ri-tv
HUMagyar
epilitikus
e-pi-li-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
epilitik
e-pi-li-tik
IGIG
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik
ITItaliano
epilitico
e-pi-li-ti-ko
KKKK
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik
MRMR
एपिलिथिक
e-pi-li-thik
MSBahasa Melayu
epilitik
e-pi-li-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အပြင်ဘက်
a-pyin-ba-khet
NLNederlands
epilithisch
e-pi-li-ti-sch
NONorsk
epilitisk
e-pi-li-tisk
PAPA
એપિલિથીક
e-pi-li-thik
PLPolski
epilityczny
e-pi-li-t͡s-ny
PTPortuguês
epilítico
e-pi-li-ti-ko
RORomână
epilitic
e-pi-li-tik
RUРусский
эпилитический
e-pi-li-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
epilitisk
e-pi-li-tisk
SWKiswahili
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik
TAதமிழ்
உயிரணு
u-yir-a-nu
TLTL
epilitik
e-pi-li-tik
TRTürkçe
epilitik
e-pi-lit-ik
UKУкраїнська
епілітичний
e-pi-li-ty-ch-nyy
VITiếng Việt
thuộc da
thuoc da
YOYO
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik
ZUZU
epilithic
e-pi-li-thik