caves

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The ones in the caves are the oldest that have survived.

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  1. noun A hollow or natural passage under or into the earth, especially one with an opening to the surface.
  2. noun A storage cellar, especially for wine.
  3. transitive verb To dig or hollow out.
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  • The Shiva cult that inspired this temple demanded silence and somberness therefore; the caves were a place of reverence in the middle of the vast ocean. —  Quazen
  • He said the caves were a time capsule into Australia's prehistory. —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • There's no particular season for mating; it happens all year, and all of the larvae in the caves are at different stages of their nine month growth period. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • He had no suspicion how wrong things were The Smuggler's Hole and the steps to the caves were a revelation to him. —  Chatterbox, 1906
  • "To hear you talk people might think you had caves on the brain Well the caves are the only thing that we have had in the way of sport. —  The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands
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