"infracaninophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infracaninophiles [plural]
Etymology: Pseudo-Latin plus a suffix, from infra- + canine + -phile. An early twentieth-century coinage by American writer Christopher Morley. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|infra-|canine|-phile}} infra- + canine + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} infracaninophile (plural infracaninophiles)
  1. A person who loves or admires underdogs. Wikipedia link: Christopher Morley

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I was already a committed infracaninophile, and Gestalt psychology was clearly the underdog in a department that included B. F. Skinner."
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