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stygophile

stygophile noun: a stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments.

Noun

stygophile (plural stygophiles)

  1. A stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments

Forms of stygophile

pluralstygophiles

Origin of stygophile

From stygo- + -phile.

Questions about stygophile

What does stygophile mean?
Stygophile means a stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments.
What part of speech is stygophile?
Stygophile is a noun.
What is the plural of stygophile?
The plural of stygophile is stygophiles.

Words near stygophile in the dictionary

  1. stygobite
  2. stygobites
  3. stygobitic
  4. stygofauna
  5. stygofaunal
  6. stygophile
  7. stygophiles
  8. stygophilic
  9. stying
  10. stylable
  11. stylalgia

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