"anthropophilic" meaning in English

See anthropophilic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anthropophilic [comparative], most anthropophilic [superlative]
Etymology: anthropo- + -philic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anthropo|philic}} anthropo- + -philic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anthropophilic (comparative more anthropophilic, superlative most anthropophilic)
  1. 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. Synonyms: androphilous Translations (preferring humans to other animals): antropofilo (Italian), antropófilo (Portuguese), antropofílico (Portuguese)

Alternative forms

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