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crenophilous

crenophilous adjective: living in or near water springs.

Adjective

crenophilous (not comparable)

  1. Living in or near water springs.

Origin of crenophilous

From creno- + -philous.

Questions about crenophilous

What does crenophilous mean?
Crenophilous means living in or near water springs.
What part of speech is crenophilous?
Crenophilous is an adjective.

Words near crenophilous in the dictionary

  1. crenic acids
  2. creno-
  3. crenobiont
  4. crenobionts
  5. crenolanib
  6. crenophilous
  7. crenotherapy
  8. Crenshaw
  9. Crenshaw County
  10. Crenshaws
  11. crenuchid

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