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ailurophiliac

UK/ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.æk/US/aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/

ailurophiliac adjective: appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.

Adjective

ailurophiliac (not comparable)

  1. Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.
    • The year 1927 also produced a splendidly ailurophiliac Black Cat, with woodcuts by Gyula Zilzer, in Middle European style.1981, American Book Collector, volume 2, Moretus Press, page 15
    • She dies, he dies. They become transfigured in some sort of ailurophiliac heaven and live happily ever after.1989, Nicolas Slonimsky, Lectionary of Music, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 126

Origin of ailurophiliac

From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros)) + -philiac.

Questions about ailurophiliac

What does ailurophiliac mean?
Ailurophiliac means appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.
What part of speech is ailurophiliac?
Ailurophiliac is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ailurophiliac?
Ailurophiliac is pronounced /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.æk/ (UK).

Words near ailurophiliac in the dictionary

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

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