"mesophilia" meaning in All languages combined

See mesophilia on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: meso- + -philia. In the paraphilia sense, coined by psychologist Michael Seto in 2016. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|meso|philia}} meso- + -philia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mesophilia (uncountable)
  1. (biology) A preference for moderate temperatures. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-mesophilia-en-noun-Nnwuw981 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with meso- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meso-: 46 54 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. A paraphilic sexual preference for middle-aged people. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mesophilia-en-noun-AGCPiQFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meso-, English terms suffixed with -philia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meso-: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -philia: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mesophile, mesophilic, mesophilous

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