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trog⋅lo⋅bi⋅ont

[trog-luh-bahy-ont]
–noun
any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life.
Also called trog⋅lo⋅bite [trog-luh-bahyt] .


Origin:
1920–25; < Gk trōglo- (see troglodyte ) + biont-, s. of bin, prp. of bioûn to live
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