canophilistn.
/kəˈnɒfɪlɪst/ A lover of dogs.
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canophilist1879
1879 W. L. Lindsay Mind in Lower Animals I. i. iii. 24 A distinguished author, well known as a canophilist.
1889 Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 463/1 A great comfort to those who devote themselves to canine pets, and to canophilists generally (a pretty new word).
Derivatives
canoˈphilia n. affection for dogs.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > love of dogs
philocyny1839
philocynism1865
canophilia1935
1935 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Dog beneath Skin ii. i 2nd M.O. Travelling with a dog. 1st M.O. Hm. Canophilia.
1960 Spectator 7 Oct. 532 His canophilia..is chronic, sad and private.
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