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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
-philous, 
  1. a combining form meaning "liking,'' "having an affinity for'' that specified by the initial element:dendrophilous.Cf. -philic. 
  • Greek -philos. See -phile, -ous
  • Latin -philus

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-philous, -philic
  1. indicating love of or fondness for: heliophilous
Etymology: from Latin -philus, from Greek -philos; see -phile
'-philous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-philia - Hemophilus - acidophilus milk - ammophilous - anemophilous - anthophilous - coprophilous - dendrophilous - entomophilous - eremophilous - hydrophilous - tropophilous - xerophilous - xylophilous - zoophilous

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