stygophile

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noun

A stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments

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Meanings

nounstygophile (plural stygophiles)

plural stygophiles

  1. biologyA stygofauna that inhabits both surface and subterranean aquatic environments

Origin

From stygo- + -phile.

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APA

stygophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stygophile

MLA

“stygophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stygophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stygophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stygophile.

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