cavernicole
French, adjective/ka.vɛʁ.ni.kɔl/
cavernicole is spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-I-C-O-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 173,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cavernicole is a French adjective meaning “cavernicolous, cave-dwelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui habite les cavernes, qui vit dans les cavités”.
What does cavernicole mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cavernicolous, cave-dwelling
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui habite les cavernes, qui vit dans les cavités. 2. Relatif à la vie dans les cavernes ou les cavités.
noun: 1. Substantif de l’adjectif : animal cavernicole.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cavernicole
- cavernicoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cavernicole?
- /ka.vɛʁ.ni.kɔl/
- \ka.vɛʁ.ni.kɔl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cavernicole in French?
cavernicole appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).