philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism +

In biology, thriving in humus-rich habitats.

In biology, dwelling and thriving in humus or humus-rich habitats.

In biology, thriving in an acidic environment.

In biology, thriving in foothills.

A fondness for bread.

1. Love play.
2. Sexual practices that are generally considered by some to be socially prohibited or undesirable.
3. Kissing of parts of the body other than the lips of the mouth.

1. Someone who has a healthy, socially acceptable, love or fondness for children.
2. In psychiatry, a paraphilic (sexually disordered) adult who has an abnormal sexual desire for children.
3. A sexual perversion characterized by urges and phantasies involving socially unacceptable activities with prepubertal children.

1. A genuine love or fondness for children without any sexual deviations.
2. In psychiatry, a paraphilia (sexual deviation or sexual perversion) characterized by sexual urges and phantasies involving sexual activity with prepubertal children.
3. One of several complex psychiatric disorders that are manifested as deviant sexual behavior.

In men, the most common forms are pedophilia (sexual behavior or attraction toward children) and exhibitionism (exposing one's body in a public setting).

Other paraphilias include compulsive sexual behavior (nymphomania), sadism, masochism, fetishism, bestiality (zoophilia), and necrophilia.

In biology, thriving in the open surface waters of the sea.

In biology, any organism (plant and/or animal) that dwells and thrives in mud-banks.

1. In biology, thriving in habitats rich in clay.
2. A plant growing in mud or clay.

A collector of pewterware.

A collector of old guns.

A collector of transport tickets.

1. A collector of or a fondness for collecting pigeons.
2. Someone who has a love of, or a fondness for, pigeons.