troglobiomorphism

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• troglobiomorphic