troglobite

From German Troglobie (from Ancient Greek τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)). By surface analysis, troglo- +‎ -obe +‎ -ite.

troglobite (plural troglobites)

1. An animal that normally lives entirely in the dark parts of caves, often with no functioning eyes or no pigmentation.

• troglobiont

• Species of cave fish, cave cricket, shrimp, crayfish

• troglophile
• subtroglophile
• trogloxene
• stygobite

• biology
• troglodyte
• guanobite
• lychnobite

• “troglobite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• troglobite, Tree of Life Glossary, co. 2004.