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aerophile

aerophile noun: any air-breathing organism.

Noun

aerophile (plural aerophiles)

  1. Any air-breathing organism.
  2. One who has an interest in flying.
    • Through Chanute, the Wrights gained immediate access to Chanute's own experimentation with gliders, his prolific correspondence with like-minded aerophiles[…]2012, Craig S. Harwood, Gary B. Fogel, Quest for Flight, page 68

Forms of aerophile

pluralaerophiles

Origin of aerophile

From aero- + -phile.

Words formed from aerophile

Questions about aerophile

What does aerophile mean?
Aerophile means any air-breathing organism.
What part of speech is aerophile?
Aerophile is a noun.
What is the plural of aerophile?
The plural of aerophile is aerophiles.

Words near aerophile in the dictionary

  1. aerophares
  2. aerophilatelic
  3. aerophilatelist
  4. aerophilatelists
  5. aerophilately
  6. aerophile
  7. aerophiles
  8. aerophilic
  9. aerophilous
  10. aerophobe
  11. aerophobes

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