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anthropophilous

anthropophilous adjective: synonym of anthropophilic.

Adjective

anthropophilous (comparative more anthropophilous, superlative most anthropophilous)

  1. Synonym of anthropophilic.
    • Such anthropophilous behaviour makes it a good candidate for a commensal relationship with humans at the Neolithic settlements of Quanhucun, Wuzhuangguoliang and Xiawanggang, as well as other Middle and Late Neolithic settlements in China […]2016 January 23, “Earliest “Domestic” Cats in China Identified as Leopard Cat ( Prionailurus bengalensis )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    anthropophilic

Synonyms of anthropophilous

Forms of anthropophilous

comparativemore anthropophilous
superlativemost anthropophilous

Origin of anthropophilous

From anthropo- + -philous.

Questions about anthropophilous

What does anthropophilous mean?
Anthropophilous means synonym of anthropophilic.
What part of speech is anthropophilous?
Anthropophilous is an adjective.

Words near anthropophilous in the dictionary

  1. anthropophagously
  2. anthropophagus
  3. anthropophagy
  4. anthropophilia
  5. anthropophilic
  6. anthropophilous
  7. anthropophily
  8. anthropophobe
  9. anthropophobes
  10. anthropophobia
  11. anthropophobic

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