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I have never seen "spelunker" in any caving literature.
Revising my previous answer, having learnt more about it since, "spelunkers" was name coined by a group of New England caving club for themselves in the 1940s; and rather grandly combines Latin and Greek words for "cave". It was used happily and neutrally in the US (but rarely anywhere else) until the 1960s, when American cavers themselves started to turn it into a derogatory term for poorly-equipped and none-too-competent novices and dilettantes.
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The proper term throughout the English-speaking world is "caver".
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoGenuine "exploration", i.e. investigating and surveying a newly-found cave, is called just that, "exploration".
The term is also used loosely for simply visiting a cave as a "tourist caver" for its aesthetic and sporting appeal, but not for visiting a show-cave as an ordinary tourist.
Studying caves and their contents scientifically is called "speleology" and covers a range of scientific disciplines and specialities.
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∙ 11y agoUmm.... i think they are called a spelunker! ++ I know, being one, thathe or she is a "caver", in any English-language text or speech!
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∙ 12y agoAxes, pick axes and lots nore kinds of axes!
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Tiny indentations of the plasma membrane that resemble caves are called?
vescles
When did the cavemen die out?
They didn't, they ran out of caves, made their own and called them houses.
How are limestone caves and sea caves alike?
They are both caves
What it called when scientist explore the world around them?
Making observations
What is a prehistoric rock carving on the wall of caves called?
it is a pirotech, but can be other things like rock engraving, pictographs or petroglyphs
What do spelunkers explore?
caves
Can you give me an example sentence for the word explore?
Spelunkers like to explore caves.
Are there mountains and caves to explore?
yes - lots
What kind of vehicles explore caves?
robots
How can caves best be protected?
We can let them just be there, and not explore in them.
What do you call a person who likes to explore caves?
A person who likes to explore caves is called a "caver" - if he or she is studying caves' scientific aspects, a "speleologist". Caving is the amateur activity or sport of exploring caves. It was once known as 'spelunking' in the United States and Canada and 'potholing' (from the old Northern English term "pothole" for a cave whose entrance is a shaft open to the surface) in the United Kingdom and Ireland. A person doing this activity is now generally a Caver: Spelunker and Potholer have fallen out of use though "Pothole" survives in a few Northern English caving-club names.. Speleology is the term for the study of caves, whether by amateur or professional scientists.
What is the study of caves called?
The study of caves is called Speleology.
What do you call a person who likes to explore caves with the letters spelunke and r?
A 'spelunker'
What are writing found in caves called?
what are writing found in caves called?
What are the scientists who study caves called?
Scientists who study caves are called speleologists
Why do spelunkers explore caves?
Because the caves are there. If you're asking about the etymology of "spelunker," it comes from the Latin "spelunca," meaning "cave." +++ Please see Discussion for a caver's answer! :-)
What is a fear of caves called?
The fear of caves in phobia dictionary is called Speluncaphobia.
