anthropophilic
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anthropophilic (comparative more anthropophilic, superlative most anthropophilic)
- Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.
- Synonym: androphilous
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preferring humans to other animals
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