anthropophilic

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

anthropophilic (comparative more anthropophilic, superlative most anthropophilic)

1. Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.

   Synonym: androphilous

Translations

preferring humans to other animals

• Italian: antropofilo (it)
• Portuguese: antropófilo, antropofílico

References

• http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/anthropophilic