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helophilous

helophilous adjective: that lives in marshes.

Adjective

helophilous (not comparable)

  1. That lives in marshes

Origin of helophilous

From helo- + -philous.

Questions about helophilous

What does helophilous mean?
Helophilous means that lives in marshes.
What part of speech is helophilous?
Helophilous is an adjective.

Words near helophilous in the dictionary

  1. Helon
  2. Helong
  3. helonium
  4. helonym
  5. helonyms
  6. helophilous
  7. helophorid
  8. helophorids
  9. helophyte
  10. helophytes
  11. helophytic

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