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ailurophilia

/ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.ə/US/aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪli.ə/

ailurophilia noun: a fondness or love for cats or other felines.

Noun

ailurophilia (uncountable)

  1. A fondness or love for cats or other felines.

ailurophilia meaning in Tamil

ailurophilia in Tamil

பூனைப்பாச மிகப்பு, பூனைப்பாச மிகைப்பு

Antonyms of ailurophilia

Forms of ailurophilia

alternative formaelurophilia
alternative formailourophilia

Origin of ailurophilia

From ailuro- (“cat”) + -philia (“love”), from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”) + φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Questions about ailurophilia

What does ailurophilia mean?
Ailurophilia means a fondness or love for cats or other felines.
What is ailurophilia in Tamil?
Ailurophilia in Tamil is பூனைப்பாச மிகப்பு, பூனைப்பாச மிகைப்பு. See Ailurophilia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ailurophilia?
Ailurophilia is a noun.
How do you pronounce ailurophilia?
Ailurophilia is pronounced /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.ə/ (UK).

Words near ailurophilia in the dictionary

  1. ailuromancy
  2. ailuromorphic
  3. ailurophil
  4. ailurophile
  5. ailurophiles
  6. ailurophilia
  7. ailurophiliac
  8. ailurophilic
  9. ailurophils
  10. ailurophobe
  11. ailurophobes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ailurophilia (page history and authors); ailurophilia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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