Cave n.
1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] “The cave of the ear.”
3. Eng. Politics A coalition or group of seceders from a political party, as from the Liberal party in England in 1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
Cave bear Zool., a very large fossil bear (Ursus spelæus) similar to the grizzly bear, but large; common in European caves.
Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling place was a cave. --Tylor.
Cave hyena Zool., a fossil hyena found abundanty in British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of the living African spotted hyena.
Cave lion Zool., a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion.
Bone cave. See under Bone.