- anthophilous
- adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek anthos + English -philous
Date: 1883
feeding upon or living among flowers <anthophilous insects>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
anthophilous
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Anthophilous — An*thoph i*lous, a. [Gr. a nqos flower + fi los loving.] (Zo[ o]l.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anthophilous — adj. [Gr. anthos, flower; philein, to love] Designating attraction to or feeding on flowers; anthobian … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
anthophilous — /an thof euh leuhs/, adj. 1. Also, anthophagous /an thof euh geuhs/. feeding on flowers, as certain insects. 2. attracted by or living among flowers. [1880 85; ANTHO + PHILOUS] * * * … Universalium
anthophilous — adjective Living or growing on flowers See Also: anthophagous … Wiktionary
anthophilous — loving or frequenting flowers Love and Attraction … Phrontistery dictionary
anthophilous — adj. (of insects) feeding on flowers, living in flowers, growing on flowers … English contemporary dictionary
anthophilous — an·thoph·i·lous … English syllables
anthophilous — an•thoph•i•lous [[t]ænˈθɒf ə ləs[/t]] also an•thoph•a•gous [[t] ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl ent feeding on flowers, as certain insects • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
anthophilous — a. flower loving; feeding on flowers … Dictionary of difficult words
anthophilous — adjective feeding on flowers some insects are anthophagous • Syn: ↑anthophagous • Similar to: ↑herbivorous … Useful english dictionary
