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chionophiles

chionophiles is the plural of chionophile.

Meaning of chionophile

Noun

chionophile (plural chionophiles)

  1. Any animal or plant that thrives in winter conditions, especially one that thrives in snow.
    • On the contrary, chionophiles are more frequently found with altitude, where the snow cover is thicker, the vegetation period shorter and the summers cooler.2005, Carmen de Jong, Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areas, page 210

Questions about chionophiles

What is chionophiles the plural of?
Chionophiles is the plural of chionophile.

Words near chionophiles in the dictionary

  1. chionidids
  2. chionids
  3. chionodoxa
  4. chionodoxas
  5. chionophile
  6. chionophiles
  7. chionophilous
  8. chionophobe
  9. chionophobes
  10. chionophobia
  11. chionophobous

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