troglobite

== English == === Etymology === From German Troglobie (from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)). By surface analysis, troglo- +‎ -obe +‎ -ite. === Noun === troglobite (plural troglobites) An animal that normally lives entirely in the dark parts of caves, often with no functioning eyes or no pigmentation. ==== Synonyms ==== troglobiont ==== Hyponyms ==== Species of cave fish, cave cricket, shrimp, crayfish ==== Coordinate terms ==== troglophile subtroglophile trogloxene stygobite ==== Related terms ==== biology troglodyte guanobite lychnobite === Further reading === “troglobite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. troglobite, Tree of Life Glossary, co. 2004.