entomophile
English edit
Etymology edit
From entomo- + -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.
Adjective edit
entomophile (not comparable)
- (of a type of pollen) Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
- (of a type of flower or plant) Having such pollen.
Noun edit
entomophile (plural entomophiles)
- A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
- A person who likes insects.
- 2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects:
- We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach […]
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
entomophile (plural entomophiles)
Noun edit
entomophile m (plural entomophiles)
Further reading edit
- “entomophile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.