Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entomophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-to-mophile
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.

adj

Having such pollen.

noun

A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.

noun

A person who likes insects.

Example Sentences

"We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach […]"

Etymology

From entomo- + -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: entomo
Suffix: phile

Inflected Forms

entomophiles (plural)

Questions

What does entomophile mean?: Being transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
Where does entomophile come from?: From entomo- + -phile; hence literally “insect-loving”.

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