trogloxene

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noun
Definitions
  • Any organism which sporadically lives in underground habitats such as caves, and cannot live there exclusively.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (hole), ξένος (foreign, stranger, guest, strange, of a stranger, foreigner, alien).

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Ancient Greek

ξένος

Gloss

foreign, stranger, guest, strange, of a stranger, foreigner, alien

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