-philous

-philous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “love”) + -ous.

Suffix

-philous

  1. having an affinity, attraction, preference or love of something
    Synonyms: -phile, -philic
    Antonyms: -phobiac, -phobic

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -philous
acarophilous
acidophilous
aerophilous
anemophilous
anthophilous
anthropophilous
bacteriophilous
basophilous
bathophilous
bryophilous
calciphilous
chiropterophilous
citrophilous
coprophilous
cryophilous
dendrophilous
endophilous
entomophilous
erythrophilous
gentianophilous
geophilous
halophilous
heliophilous
helophilous
homophilous
hydrophilous
hygrophilous
lithophilous
malacophilous
mesophilous
myrmecophilous
necrophilous
nemophilous
nitrophilous
ombrophilous
ornithophilous
orophilous
petrophilous
photophilous
phytophilous
pluviophilous
potamophilous
psammophilous
psychrophilous
pyrophilous
rheophilous
saprophilous
sarcophilous
sciaphilous
sciophilous
silicophilous
sphagnophilous
stagnophilous
tropophilous
xenophilous
xerophilous
xylophilous
zoidiophilous
zoophilous

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