[1885–90; cavern + -i- + -colous]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, toner, upsweep, zoom-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform
Examples of 'cavernicolous' in a sentence
cavernicolous
Some species of obligate cavernicolous beetles are known to possess a unique feature-a contraction of the larval cycle.
Arnaud Faille, Dominique Pluot-Sigwalt 2015, 'Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4494710?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)