stygobiont

Etymology

From stygian + -biont.

stygobiont means synonym of stygobitic. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

adj

Synonym of stygobitic.“Until recent interest in and comprehensive collection of stygofauna (Eberhard et al., 1991; Eberhard & Spate, 1995), few stygobiont amphipods were known, although there was suggestion of greater numbers than had been described (Knott, 1983, 1985; Williams, 1986).”

noun

An instance of stygofauna.“Stygobionts overwhelmingly comprise crustaceans belonging to many higher taxa, including those with broad ecological and geographical distributions (such as Copepoda, Ostracoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and Decapoda).”