French for Cavers

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abri shelter
aven shaft
caverne (f); grotte (f) cave, cavern (horizontal)
chauve-souris (f) bat
coulées stalagmitiques nf. flowstone
dépression (f) depression; sinkhole
eau souterraine (f+adj) ground water
exsurgence; source (f) karstique exsurgence; karstic spring (source unknown); resurgence (source known)
fistuleuse nm straw
fleurs de gypse nf gypsum flowers
gouffre nm cave (vertical)
grotte amenagee nf show cave
perte (f); ponor (m) ponor; sinkhole (US); swallet (GB); water swallow
souterrain a underground
spéléologie (f) caving, speleology
spéléologue (m.& f) caver; speleologist
stalactite (f) stalactite
stalagmite (f) stalagmite
troglodyte (m) cave dweller; troglodyte