troglobiomorphism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin trōglodyta (“cave-dwelling people”), and biomorphism.

Noun[edit]

troglobiomorphism (uncountable)

  1. The form of a biological organism that has been influenced by its living in caves
    • 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      We discuss the multiple convergent evolutions in ovariole number and the potential link between a reduction of ovariole number and troglobiomorphism in a phylogenetic context.

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