"trogloxene" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trogloxenes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|τρώγλη||hole}} Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”), {{der|en|grc|ξένος||foreign, of a stranger}} Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} trogloxene (plural trogloxenes)
  1. Any organism which sporadically lives in underground habitats such as caves, and cannot live there exclusively. Wikipedia link: Trogloxene Related terms: troglophile, troglobite, subtroglophile
    Sense id: en-trogloxene-en-noun-CJrCc3zC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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