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Meaning of anthropophilic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch anthropophil
Italiano antropofilo
Português antropofílico antropófilo

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

anthropophilous anthropophobic anthropophonic anthropophuistic anthropopsychic anthroposcopic

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