"stygobiont" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: stygian + -biont Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stygian|biont}} stygian + -biont Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stygobiont (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of stygobiotic Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: stygobiotic [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stygobiont-en-adj-0q9D4Tt5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -biont Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -biont: 49 51

Noun

Forms: stygobionts [plural]
Etymology: stygian + -biont Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stygian|biont}} stygian + -biont Head templates: {{en-noun}} stygobiont (plural stygobionts)
  1. An instance of stygofauna.
    Sense id: en-stygobiont-en-noun-yBhIxi8X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -biont Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -biont: 49 51

Inflected forms

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