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  • noun Plural form of cataphile.

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Examples

  • One recent Saturday, several dozen "cataphiles," as these explorers are known, climbed down an embankment in south Paris to a unused railroad track.

    Parisians Find Playground Under The Streets 2010

  • One recent Saturday, several dozen "cataphiles," as these explorers are known, climbed down an embankment in south Paris to a unused railroad track.

    Parisians Find Playground Under The Streets 2010

  • Meet the cataphiles: Gilles Thomas is the author of

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Meet the cataphiles: "Cat" is a 24-year-old who enjoys exploring the underground.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Meet the cataphiles: Gilles Thomas is the author of

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Meet the cataphiles: Art is a common sight below Paris, such as the mural that "Lone" as he goes by has been working on for more than a year.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Meet the cataphiles: Daniel Garnier-Moiroux crawls through a very tight section of the Paris catacombs.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • The muralist introduced himself to me as "Psyckose," as many cataphiles use a "nom de cave" to escape detection above ground by police.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Meet the cataphiles: David Babinet, a French filmmaker, often explores the Paris underground.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Other cataphiles use no map at all and walk in darkness.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

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