endophilic

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English

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Etymology

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From endo- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

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endophilic (not comparable)

  1. Living inside an enclosed space such as a burrow, crack, cave, or building, as opposed to outdoors.
    Antonym: exophilic
    • 2015 May 13, Amélé N Wotodjo et al., “The implication of long-lasting insecticide-treated net use in the resurgence of malaria morbidity in a Senegal malaria endemic village in 2010–2011”, in Parasites & Vectors[1], volume 8, →DOI:
      Therefore, they are more vulnerable to mosquito bites than others because mosquitoes are both exophilic and endophilic in Dielmo.