chionophile
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + -phile (lover).
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chionophile (plural chionophiles)
- Any animal or plant that thrives in winter conditions, especially one that thrives in snow.
- 2005, Carmen de Jong, Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areas, page 210:
- On the contrary, chionophiles are more frequently found with altitude, where the snow cover is thicker, the vegetation period shorter and the summers cooler.
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chionophile
- inflection of chionophil: