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endophilous

endophilous is the alternative form of endophilic.

Meaning of endophilic

Adjective

endophilic (not comparable)

  1. Living inside an enclosed space such as a burrow, crack, cave, or building, as opposed to outdoors.
    • Therefore, they are more vulnerable to mosquito bites than others because mosquitoes are both exophilic and endophilic in Dielmo.2015 May 13, Amélé N Wotodjo et al., “The implication of long-lasting insecticide-treated net use in the resurgence of malaria morbidity in a Senegal malaria endemic village in 2010–2011”, in...
    Antonyms:
    exophilic

Origin of endophilous

From endo- + -philous.

Questions about endophilous

What is endophilous the alternative form of?
Endophilous is the alternative form of endophilic.

Words near endophilous in the dictionary

  1. endophenotyping
  2. endophilic
  3. endophilicity
  4. endophilin
  5. endophilins
  6. endophilous
  7. endophily
  8. endophitic
  9. endophlebectomy
  10. endophlebitis
  11. endophloedal

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