Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trogloxene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: troglox-ene
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism which sporadically lives in underground habitats such as caves, and cannot live there exclusively.

Example Sentences

"A basic difference between these two categories is that individual trogloxenes must leave caves periodically in order to complete their life cycles, whereas troglophiles may, if the opportunity presents itself (for instance, as a consequence of dispersion movements, bringing the individual near to contacts with the surface), leave the cave habitat."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τρώγλη, ξένος

Inflected Forms

trogloxenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

troglophile troglobite subtroglophile

Questions

What does trogloxene mean?: Any organism which sporadically lives in underground habitats such as caves, and cannot live there exclusively.
Where does trogloxene come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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