| 单词 | ammophilous |
| 释义 | ammophilous in British English (æˈmɒfɪləs) adjective biology (of organisms) living or growing in sand ammophilous in American English (əˈmɑfələs) adjective Biology living or growing in sand Word origin [1875–80; ‹ Gk ámmo(s) sand + -philous]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hat trick, musical chairs, slime mold, weekend, weekender-philous is a combining form meaning “liking,” “having an affinity for” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -philous include: anemophilous, anthophilous, dendrophilous, eremophilous, xerophilous |
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