- -philous
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adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek -philos, from philos dear, friendly
loving ; having an affinity for <hygrophilous>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-philous — [fi ləs] [< Gr philos, loving] combining form forming adjectives loving, having an affinity for [photophilous] … English World dictionary
-philous — f(ə)ləs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek philos beloved, dear, loving; probably akin to Old English bile simple, innocent, Old High German bil , bila good natured, friendly, Middle Irish bil good : loving : having an affinity for… … Useful english dictionary
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-philous — phi·lous … English syllables
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-philous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning loving , fond of , having an affinity for , or attracted to , as in anthophilous, dendrophilous, heliophilous. {Latin philus, from Greek phīlos} …
ammophilous — ləs adjective Etymology: amm + philous : living or growing in the sand or in dry sandy places ammophilous grasses * * * /euh mof euh leuhs/, adj. Biol. living or growing in sand. [1875 80; < Gk ámmo(s) sand + PHILOUS] * * * ammophilous /a… … Useful english dictionary
coprophilous — kəˈpräfələs adjective Etymology: copr + philous 1. : growing or living on dung coprophilous fungi coprophilous beetles 2. : fond of pornography * * * /keuh prof euh leuhs/, adj. living or growing on dung, as certain fungi. [1900 05; … Useful english dictionary
dendrophilous — fələs adjective Etymology: dendr + philous : tree loving : living in or on trees dendrophilous plants * * * /den drof euh leuhs/, adj. Zool. living in or on trees; arboreal. [1885 90; DENDRO + PHILOUS] … Useful english dictionary
hydrophilous — hīˈdräfələs adjective Etymology: New Latin hydrophilus water loving, from hydr + philus philous, from Greek philos loving more at philous 1. : pollinated by the agency of water 2. : hydrophytic … Useful english dictionary
