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noun
A cave that was inhabited in the distant past, in particular by paleohumans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A formerly-open spelunk that has since filled back in but retains the overall structure as a kind of fossil
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History
From paleo- + cave.
