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mammalophilic

mammalophilic adjective: having an attraction towards mammals (especially as a source of nutrient).

Adjective

mammalophilic (not comparable)

  1. Having an attraction towards mammals (especially as a source of nutrient)
    • Those with SC on 6 or fewer antennal flagellomers, without SC on antennal flagellomers 4–10 and 1 or more smaller maxillary palp sensory pits were categorised as mammalophilic.2015 October 29, “Culicoides Species Communities Associated with Wild Ruminant Ecosystems in Spain: Tracking the Way to Determine Potential Bridge Vectors for Arboviruses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mammalophilic

From mammal + -o- + -philic.

Questions about mammalophilic

What does mammalophilic mean?
Mammalophilic means having an attraction towards mammals (especially as a source of nutrient).
What part of speech is mammalophilic?
Mammalophilic is an adjective.

Words near mammalophilic in the dictionary

  1. mammalogists
  2. mammalogy
  3. mammaloid
  4. mammaloids
  5. mammalophagic
  6. mammalophilic
  7. mammals
  8. mammaluke
  9. mammalukes
  10. mammaphilia
  11. mammaplastic

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