Meanings
adjectivebathophilous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologySynonym of bathyphilic.
This family, as noted above, contains a majority of bathophilous species, although rare littoral forms belonging to it have been described.
2013, A. Vandel, Biospeleology: The Biology of Cavernicolous Animals, page 232Synonyms: bathyphilic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of bathyphilic.
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