cave-dwelling

Inside rock homes

Cave-dwelling describes living in or inhabiting caves.

The term applies literally to certain animals like bats and to prehistoric humans who used caves as shelter: cave-dwelling species, cave-dwelling ancestors.

Figuratively, it can suggest someone reclusive or primitive in habits.

prehistoric

troglodyte

Cave-dwelling person

NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
Cro-MagnonEarly modern European human
LascauxPaleolithic painted cavern

Altamira · rock shelter · paleolithic · primitive · hunter-gatherer · archaeological · petroglyph · hearth · flint · excavation

wildlife

bat

Flying mammal or sports club

bearLarge furry omnivore
hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian

swiftlet · cricket · spider · roosting · nocturnal · guano · colony · den · burrow · blind

habitation

hermit

Person choosing total seclusion

anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
CappadociaCentral Turkish historical region

carved · underground · shelter · refuge · ascetic · recluse · rock-cut · Petra · Mesa Verde · Anasazi

mythological

dragon

Legendary fire-breathing reptile

trollDeliberate online antagonist
cyclopsSingle-eyed mythical titan
ogreMonstrous man-eating giant

lair · monster · Grendel · Polyphemus · beast · creature · legendary · folklore · treasure · hoard

cave-dwelling

troglodyte

bat

hermit

dragon

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