entomophile

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

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 […]

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French

Adjective

entomophile (plural entomophiles)

1. entomophilic, entomophilous

Noun

entomophile m (plural entomophiles)

1. entomophile

Further reading

• “entomophile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).