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anthrophilic

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Etymology

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From anthro- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

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anthrophilic (comparative more anthrophilic, superlative most anthrophilic)

  1. (biology) Thriving in the presence of humans.
    • 2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 372:
      Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.
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