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hippophilia

hippophilia noun: the love of horses.

Noun

hippophilia (uncountable)

  1. The love of horses.
    Synonyms:
    hippomania

Synonyms of hippophilia

Antonyms

Origin of hippophilia

From hippo- + -philia.

Words formed from hippophilia

Questions about hippophilia

What does hippophilia mean?
Hippophilia means the love of horses.
What part of speech is hippophilia?
Hippophilia is a noun.

Words near hippophilia in the dictionary

  1. hippophagists
  2. hippophagous
  3. hippophagy
  4. hippophile
  5. hippophiles
  6. hippophilia
  7. hippophilic
  8. hippophobe
  9. hippophobes
  10. hippophobia
  11. hippophobic

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