cactophile

Definitions

1. An animal which lives in or feeds on cacti.
2. A person who is especially fond of cacti.

Equivalents

Examples

“Other insects are cactophiles, including Homoptera such as the cactus dodger (Cacama valvata) […]”

“Phyllostomus discolor is an opportunistic cactophile that occasionally visits flowering columnar cacti in the Venezuelan Andes (Sosa and Soriano, 1996) .”

“Although not all cactophiles live⟳ in deserts, they and their host⟳ plants tend⟳ to inhabit dry regions.”

“As a group they present⟳ all of the challenges in collecting, classifying, and culturing cacti which the most ardent cactophile can desire.”

“I'm a cactophile yet my favorite plant⟳ (I define⟳ favorite as the one plant⟳ that will make⟳ me cry⟳ should it ever leave⟳ me for the great botanists in the sky) is a Haemantha albiflos.”

“Googly eyes are often added to this plant⟳ as a novelty. One look⟳ at it captures the imagination of every cactophile.”

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