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cavernicolous

cavernicolous adjective: that inhabits caverns or caves.

Adjective

cavernicolous (comparative more cavernicolous, superlative most cavernicolous)

  1. (rare) That inhabits caverns or caves.
    Synonyms:
    cave-dwelling, troglodytic

Synonyms of cavernicolous

Forms of cavernicolous

comparativemore cavernicolous
superlativemost cavernicolous

Origin of cavernicolous

From cavern + -colous.

Questions about cavernicolous

What does cavernicolous mean?
Cavernicolous means that inhabits caverns or caves.
What part of speech is cavernicolous?
Cavernicolous is an adjective.

Words near cavernicolous in the dictionary

  1. caverned
  2. cavernful
  3. cavernfuls
  4. cavernicole
  5. cavernicoles
  6. cavernicolous
  7. caverning
  8. cavernitis
  9. cavernlike
  10. cavernolide
  11. cavernoma

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