-kələs adjective
Etymology: tubi- + -colous
1. also tu·bi·cole ˈt(y)übəˌkōl
[ tubi- + -colous or -cole ]
: living in a self-constructed tube
a tubicolous annelid
2.
[New Latin Tubicolae + English -ous ]
: spinning a tubular web
tubicolous spiders
3. or tu·bic·o·lar t(y)üˈbikələ(r)
[New Latin Tubicola + English -ous or -ar ]
: of or relating to the Tubicola or Tubicolae