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canophilia

canophilia noun: synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).

Noun

canophilia (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
    Synonyms:
    cynophilia

Synonyms of canophilia

Origin of canophilia

From cano- (“dog”) + -philia. Piecewise doublet of cynophilia.

Questions about canophilia

What does canophilia mean?
Canophilia means synonym of cynophilia (“the love of dogs”).
What part of speech is canophilia?
Canophilia is a noun.

Words near canophilia in the dictionary

  1. canoodling
  2. canoodlings
  3. canoos
  4. canophile
  5. canophiles
  6. canophilia
  7. canophilist
  8. canophilists
  9. canophobia
  10. canopic
  11. canopic jar

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