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thamnophile

thamnophile noun: a grasshopper that lives in trees (as opposed to underbrush).

Noun

thamnophile (plural thamnophiles)

  1. A grasshopper that lives in trees (as opposed to underbrush).

Forms of thamnophile

pluralthamnophiles

Origin of thamnophile

From Ancient Greek, meaning "bush-loving"; see θάμνος (thámnos, “bush”) and -phile.

Questions about thamnophile

What does thamnophile mean?
Thamnophile means a grasshopper that lives in trees (as opposed to underbrush).
What part of speech is thamnophile?
Thamnophile is a noun.
What is the plural of thamnophile?
The plural of thamnophile is thamnophiles.

Words near thamnophile in the dictionary

  1. thamnasteroid
  2. thamnidiaceous
  3. thamnocephalid
  4. thamnocephalids
  5. thamnolic acid
  6. thamnophile
  7. thamnophiles
  8. thamnophilid
  9. thamnophilids
  10. thamnornis
  11. thamnosin

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