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SPELAEOLOGIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spelaeologist mean?
• SPELAEOLOGIST (noun)
The noun SPELAEOLOGIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who explores caves
Familiarity information: SPELAEOLOGIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who explores caves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
potholer; spelaeologist; speleologist; spelunker
Hypernyms ("spelaeologist" is a kind of...):
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Derivation:
spelaeology (the pastime of exploring caves)
spelaeology (the scientific study of caves)
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