单词 | troglophil |
释义 | > as lemmastroglophil troglophil n. Brit. /ˈtrɒɡlə(ʊ)fɪl/ , U.S. /ˈtrɑɡləˌfɪl/ (also troglophile) a cave-dwelling animal that does not live entirely in the dark. [ < German Troglophil (J. B. Schiner in A. Schmidl Grötten und Höhlen von Adelsberg (1854) 240) < troglo- troglo- comb. form + -phil -phile comb. form.] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > terrestrial animal > cave-dwelling troglobion1924 troglophil1924 trogloxene1927 troglobite1953 1924 Glasgow Herald 13 Dec. 4 We include many of the bats as troglophils. 1947 Sci. News 5 52 The troglophili actively seek out and prefer the underground dark. 1953 Hazelton & Glennie in C. H. D. Cullingford Brit. Caving ix. 268 Only those species which find the cave temperature suitable can become troglophiles. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. vii. 66 Its grey colour and the presence of eyes indicate that this planarian is a troglophile. < as lemmas |
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