Definition
Inhabiting or growing on granite rocks; describing organisms that live on granite surfaces.
Etymology
From Latin 'granites' (grain-like) plus 'colere' (to inhabit), with the suffix '-ine,' creating a biological term for granite-dwelling species.
Kelly Says
This ultra-specific word describes mosses, lichens, and tiny insects that have evolved to thrive on bare granite—they're the toughest residents of the rock world!
Translations
BNবাংলা
গ্রানাইটিক
gra-na-i-tik
CACatalà
granític
gra-ni-tik
CSČeština
granitický
gra-ni-ti-cky
DADansk
granitisk
gran-i-tisk
DEDeutsch
Granitkoline
gra-nit-ko-li-ne
ELΕλληνικά
γκρανιτικός
kranitikós
ESEspañol
granitocolina
gran-i-to-ko-lee-na
FISuomi
graniitinen
gran-i-i-ti-nen
FRFrançais
graniticoline
gran-i-ti-ko-leen
HIहिन्दी
ग्लासिक
glaas-ik
IDBahasa Indonesia
granit
gra-nit
ITItaliano
granitocolinico
gran-i-to-ko-li-ni-ko
JA日本語
花崗岩質
ka-kou-gan-shi-tsu
KO한국어
화강암질
hwal-gang-am-jil
MSBahasa Melayu
granit
gra-nit
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိနိတ်
gra-ni-et
NLNederlands
graniticoline
gra-ni-ti-ko-li-ne
NONorsk
granitisk
gran-i-tisk
PLPolski
granitkolina
gra-nit-ko-li-na
PTPortuguês
granitocolina
gran-i-to-ko-lee-na
RORomână
granitico
gra-ni-tee-koh
RUРусский
гранитколона
granit-kolo-na
SVSvenska
granitisk
gran-i-tisk
SWKiswahili
graniti
gra-ni-ti
TAதமிழ்
கிரானிட்
kiraanid
TEతెలుగు
గ్రానైట్
graanait
TRTürkçe
granitocolin
gran-i-to-ko-lin
UKУкраїнська
гранітний
hranitnyy
URاردو
گرانائٹ
gra-na-yat
VITiếng Việt
granit
gran-it