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acrodendrophily

acrodendrophily noun: the tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.

Noun

acrodendrophily (uncountable)

  1. (usually) The tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.

Origin of acrodendrophily

From acro- (“tip”) + dendro- (“tree”) + -phily (“liking, tendency”). Coined by Garnham et al. in 1946.

Questions about acrodendrophily

What does acrodendrophily mean?
Acrodendrophily means the tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.
What part of speech is acrodendrophily?
Acrodendrophily is a noun.

Words near acrodendrophily in the dictionary

  1. ACROD
  2. acrodactylum
  3. acrodendrophile
  4. acrodendrophiles
  5. acrodendrophilic
  6. acrodendrophily
  7. acrodermatitides
  8. acrodermatitis
  9. acrodermatitis enteropathica
  10. acrodermatoses
  11. acrodermatosis

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