Troglobite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An animal that normally lives entirely in the dark parts of caves, often with no functioning eyes or no pigmentation.
Etymology
From German Troglobie (from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)). By surface analysis, troglo- + -obe + -ite.