entomophile

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From entomo- +‎ -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.

Adjective[edit]

entomophile (not comparable)

  1. (of a type of pollen) Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  2. (of a type of flower or plant) Having such pollen.

Noun[edit]

entomophile (plural entomophiles)

  1. A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  2. A person who likes insects.
    • 2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects:
      We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach []

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

entomophile (plural entomophiles)

  1. entomophilic, entomophilous

Noun[edit]

entomophile m (plural entomophiles)

  1. entomophile

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