bathophilous

English

Etymology

From batho- +‎ -philous.

Adjective

bathophilous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Synonym of bathyphilic.
    • 2013, A. Vandel, Biospeleology: The Biology of Cavernicolous Animals, page 232:
      This family, as noted above, contains a majority of bathophilous species, although rare littoral forms belonging to it have been described.
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