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spelaean

spelaean adjective: cave-dwelling.

Adjective

spelaean (not comparable)

  1. cave-dwelling
    Synonyms:
    troglobiotic

Synonyms of spelaean

Forms of spelaean

alternative formspelean

Origin of spelaean

From Latin spelaeum (“cave”).

Questions about spelaean

What does spelaean mean?
Spelaean means cave-dwelling.
What part of speech is spelaean?
Spelaean is an adjective.

Words near spelaean in the dictionary

  1. Speke's gazelles
  2. spekkoek
  3. Spektor
  4. Spektors
  5. spekulatius
  6. spelaean
  7. spelaeogriphacean
  8. spelaeogriphaceans
  9. spelaeologist
  10. spelaeologists
  11. spelaeology

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