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speleophilic

speleophilic adjective: that preferentially inhabit caves.

Adjective

speleophilic (not comparable)

  1. That preferentially inhabit caves.

Origin of speleophilic

From speleo- + -philic.

Questions about speleophilic

What does speleophilic mean?
Speleophilic means that preferentially inhabit caves.
What part of speech is speleophilic?
Speleophilic is an adjective.

Words near speleophilic in the dictionary

  1. speleology
  2. speleomycological
  3. speleomycology
  4. speleonectid
  5. speleonectids
  6. speleophilic
  7. speleothem
  8. speleothemic
  9. speleothems
  10. speleotherapy
  11. speleotherm

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