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cavernicolous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cav-er-ni-colous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhabits caverns or caves.

Etymology

From cavern + -colous.

Inflected Forms

more cavernicolous (comparative) most cavernicolous (superlative)

Synonyms

cave-dwelling troglodytic

Questions

What does cavernicolous mean?
That inhabits caverns or caves.
Where does cavernicolous come from?
From cavern + -colous.

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