an·thro·po·phil·ic \|an(t)thrəˌpō|filik, -ēk, -(ˌ)thrō-, -_pə-, |aan-\adjective alsoan·thro·poph·i·lous\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|päfələs\ Etymology:anthrop- + -philic, -philous : attracted to man especially as a source of food < anthropophilic mosquitoes > sometimes: indicating relative attraction to man < anthropophilic indices of certain forest insects > • an·thro·poph·i·lism\-ˈpäfəˌlizəm\noun-s