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单词 anthophilous
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anthophilous

adjective

an·​thoph·​i·​lous an-ˈthä-fə-ləs How to pronounce anthophilous (audio)
: feeding upon or living among flowers
anthophilous insects

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Parrots love eucalyptus flowers. That's because anthophilous birds are naturally attracted to "ornithophilous" flowers-which is to say, flowers that are pollinated by birds. The "-philous" in both of those terms is the combining form that means "loving" (from Greek -philos). "Anthophilous" uses the Greek word anthos, meaning "flower," while "ornithophilous" traces back to Greek ornis, meaning "bird." "Ornithophilous" is one of a whole swarm of specialized words that identify flowers in terms of the flower-loving creatures that pollinate them. "Entomophilous" flowers, for example, are pollinated by anthophilous insects, such as bees. There's even a word specifically for plants that are pollinated by bees: "melittophilous" (from the Greek word melitta, meaning "bee").

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Whether an anthophilous or floraphile, lovers of flowers no longer have to pack the car and make a three-hour trek to the Brenham countryside to frolic in the state's most brilliant blossom. David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

antho- + -philous, after earlier anthophile, borrowed from French

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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