Friday, 21 August 2015

(suffix)(love)philous

ammophilous     sand-loving; preferring to dwell in sand.
anemophilous    pollinated by wind.
anthophilous    loving or frequenting flowers.
chasmophilous   fond of nooks, crevices and crannies.
chiropterophilous       pollinated or frequented by bats.
chromophilous   staining easily.
dendrophilous   fond of trees.
entomophilous   adapted for pollination by insects..
geophilous      living in or near the ground..
halophilous     tolerant of salt or salt-water.
heliophilous    preferring or attracted to the sunlight..
hydrophilous    loving or preferring water.
hygrophilous    preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture.
limnophilous    living in ponds or marshes.
lithophilous    living among stones.
malacophilous   pollinated by snails.
myrmecophilous  having a symbiotic relationship with ants.
nitrophilous    flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen.
ombrophilous    tolerant of large amounts of rainfall.
ornithophilous  pollinated by birds.
petrophilous    living on or thriving in rocky areas.
photophilous    preferring or thriving in lighted conditions
phytophilous    fond of plants.
rhizophilous    growing or thriving on or near roots.
sarcophilous    fond of flesh.
sciophilous     thriving in or loving shady conditions.
thalassophilous         living in or fond of the sea.
thermophilous   preferring or thriving in high temperatures.
tropophilous    flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate.
xylophilous     fond of wood; living in or on wood.
acrohygrophilous        Affinity with high atmospheric humidity
acrophilous     Pertaining to or dwelling in lofty peaks
actophilous     Affinity with rocky seashores
aelophilous     Plants which spread seeds or pollen by wind
aerophilous     Depending on free oxygen or air
agrophilous     Affinity with cultivated ground
aiphyllophilous Affinity with evergreen woodland
ammophilous     Sand-loving
ancophilous     Affinity with steep valleys or canyons
anemophilous    In plants, pollinated by wind
anheliophilous  Affinity with diffuse sunlight
anthophilous    Flower loving; feeding on flowers
anthropophilous Affinity with close proximity to humans
bathophilous    Affinity with very deep water
biophilous      Life-loving
bryophilous     Affinity with mosses
chasmophilous   Affinity with crannies and crevices
chersophilous   Affinity with dry places
chiropterophilous       Affinity with bats
chromophilous   Staining easily
cremnophilous   Affinity with cliffs
crenophilous    Affinity with springs
cyanophilous    Readily absorbing a blue stain
dendrophilous   Fond of or inhabiting trees
entomophilous   Attracted or attractive to insects
eremophilous    Affinity with desert regions
geophilous      Living in or on the ground; growing under the ground
halophilous     Affinity with salt
heliophilous    Attracted by sunlight
helohylophilous Affinity with wet or swampy forests
helolochmophilous       Affinity with meadow-thicket habitats
helophilous     Affinity with marshes
hemerophilous   Affinity with human activities
hydrophilous    Affinity with water
hygrophilous    Affinity with moist places
hylodophilous   Affinity with dry, open woodland
hylophilous     Affinity with forests
limnodophilous  Affinity with salt marshes
limnophilous    Affinity with freshwater ponds
lithophilous    Affinity with stones
luciphilous     Affinity with open, well-lit habitats
lygophilous     Affinity with dark or gloomy places
lyophile        Easily dispersed
malacophilous   Pollinated by snails
melangeophilous Affinity with loam
mellitophilous  Attractive to bees
mesophilous     Affinity with moderate and constantly moist environments
mesothermophilous       Affinity with temperate regions
myiophilous     Affinity with flies
myrmecophilous  Affinity with ants
nitrophilous    Affinity with nitrogen
nomophilous     Affinity with pastures
ombrophilous    Affinity to rain
orgadophilous   Affinity with meadows
ornithocophilous        Affinity with bird excrement
ornithophilous  Affinity with birds
orophilous      Affinity with mountains
oxyphilous      Affinity with acid
pagophilous     Affinity with ice
pediophilous    Affinity with uplands
pelagophilous   Affinity with the open surface waters of the sea
pelophilous     Affinity with mud or clay
petrophilous    Affinity with rocks
phreatophilous  Affinity with ground-water habitats
phretophilous   Affinity with water tanks
phytophilous    Affinity with plants
potamophilous   Affinity with rivers
psammophilous   Affinity with sand
psychophilous   Pollinated by butterflies and moths
pyrophilous     Affinity with burnt areas
pyroxylophilous Affinity with burnt wood
rheophilous     Affinity with running water
rhizophilous    Affinity with roots
rhyacophilous   Affinity with torrents
saprophilous    Affinity with decaying organic matter
sarcophilous    Fond of flesh
sciophilous     Affinity with shade
sepentinophilous        Affinity with the mineral serpentine
siderophilous   Affinity with iron
skiophilous     Synonym of sciophilous
sphagnophilous  Affinity with sphagnum moss
sphingophilous  Affinity with hawk moths
spiladophilous  Affinity with clay
subxerophilous  Affinity with moderately dry situations
taphrophilous   Affinity with ditches
telmatophilous  Affinity with swamps and marshes
termitophilous  Affinity with termites
tropophilous    Affinity with seasonal extremes of climates
xerophilous     Affinity with very dry conditions
xylophilous     Affinity with wood

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