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photophilous

photophilous adjective: thriving in the presence of light.

Adjective

photophilous (comparative more photophilous, superlative most photophilous)

  1. Thriving in the presence of light.

Forms of photophilous

comparativemore photophilous
superlativemost photophilous

Origin of photophilous

From photo- + -philous.

Questions about photophilous

What does photophilous mean?
Photophilous means thriving in the presence of light.
What part of speech is photophilous?
Photophilous is an adjective.

Words near photophilous in the dictionary

  1. photophil
  2. photophile
  3. photophiles
  4. photophilia
  5. photophilic
  6. photophilous
  7. photophobe
  8. photophobes
  9. photophobia
  10. photophobias
  11. photophobic

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