endophilic

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -philic.

Adjective

endophilic (not comparable)

1. Living inside an enclosed space such as a burrow, crack, cave, or building, as opposed to outdoors.

   Antonym: exophilic

   • 2015 May 13, Amélé N Wotodjo et al., “The implication of long-lasting insecticide-treated net use in the resurgence of malaria morbidity in a Senegal malaria endemic village in 2010–2011”, in Parasites & Vectors‎^[1], volume 8, →DOI:

     Therefore, they are more vulnerable to mosquito bites than others because mosquitoes are both exophilic and endophilic in Dielmo.