entomophile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From entomo- + -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.
Adjective[edit]
entomophile (not comparable)
- (of a type of pollen) Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
- (of a type of flower or plant) Having such pollen.
Noun[edit]
entomophile (plural entomophiles)
- A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
- 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 […]
- 2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
entomophile (plural entomophiles)
Noun[edit]
entomophile m (plural entomophiles)
Further reading[edit]
- “entomophile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).