philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism +
(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for; no hate, hatred, dislike, or negative responses)
cobbophile, cobbophilist
A collector of wooden decoy ducks.
coleopterophilous
In biology, a fondness for beetles.
colombophile
A pigeon-fancier; of or pertaining to pigeon-fanciers.
conchadophile, conchadophilist
A collector of shellcrafts (objects made from sea shells).
congophile, congophily
Having an affinity to Congo red dye, such as the amyloid deposits within the senile plaques of Alzheimer’s disease.
coniophilous, coniophile, coniophily
In biology, living on substrates enriched by dust; a reference to lichens that thrive or benefit when covered with a coat of dust.
consecraphile, consecraphilist
A collector of religious objects.
convinozephile, convinozephilist
A collector of puzzle jugs.
copoclephile, copoclephilist
1. A collector of publicity keyrings (key-rings).
2. Etymology: Greek kope, "handle" + kleis, "key" + -phile, "fondness for".
coprophilous, coprophile, coprophily
1. One who is attracted to filth or feces.
2. In biology, feeding on dung or fecal material; an organism that ingests fecal material from other organisms.
3. Organisms that inhabit dung.
coryphilous, coryphile, coryphily
In biology, thriving in alpine meadows.
coryphophilous, coryphophile, coryphophily
In biology, dwelling and thriving in high mountains.
cottapensophile, cottapensophilist
A collector of coat hangers.
cremnophilous, cremnophile, cremnophily
In biology, dwelling and thriving on cliffs.
crenophilous, crenophile, crenophily
In biology, thriving in or near a spring.
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Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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