Etymology

troglobite

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Today it means: An animal that normally lives entirely in the dark parts of caves, often with no functioning eyes or no pigmentation. Full definition →

German Troglobie ← Ancient Greek τρώγλη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρώγλη“hole”
  2. German · derived fromTroglobie
  3. English todaytroglobite

From German Troglobie (from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)). By surface analysis, troglo- + -obe + -ite.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτρώγλη all →

troglo-trogloxene

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