1) Cave animal
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https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/trogloxene
Trogloxenes, also called cave guests, are animal species which live close to caves or at the very entrance of the cave, but cannot live exclusively in a cave. This group consists of both extant animals, such as raccoons, rats, and bears, and extinct animals like cave bears, cave lions, cave leopards, and cave hyenas. Indications trusted by geologi...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogloxene
A terrestrial cavernicole which spends only part of its life cycle in caves and returns periodically to the epigean domain for food.
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http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm
trogloxene, trogloxenous, trogloxeny 1. An organism found only occasionally in caves or subterranean passages. 2. A cave guest; an animal that spends occasionally short periods in dark caves. 3. Sometimes used to characterize organisms that do not complete all of their life cycles in caves. Related 'cave, cavern' word ...
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