"selenophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: selenophiles [plural]
Etymology: From seleno- + -phile, literally “moon-lover”. Etymology templates: {{con|en|seleno|phile|lit=moon-lover}} seleno- + -phile, literally “moon-lover” Head templates: {{en-noun}} selenophile (plural selenophiles)
  1. (botany, chemistry) Something which tends to absorb selenium. Categories (topical): Botany, Chemistry, Moon, Selenium
    Sense id: en-selenophile-en-noun-T8aSZ0eY Disambiguation of Moon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Selenium: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with seleno-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with seleno-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: biology, botany, chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (informal) A person who is fond of or interested in the Moon. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Moon, People
    Sense id: en-selenophile-en-noun-JFfUeo4P Disambiguation of Moon: 48 52 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with seleno- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with seleno-: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: selenophilic

Inflected forms

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          "text": "A selenophile, that's me. Are you a selenophile or a heliophile? A lunar lover or a solar lover?",
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          "ref": "2019 February 19, Wilder Davies, “Tonight's Super Snow Moon Will Be the Biggest Supermoon of 2019. Here's How to Watch”, in Time:",
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