Etymology

ailurophiliac

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Today it means: Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἴλουρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἴλουρος
  2. English todayailurophiliac

From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros)) + -philiac.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαἴλουρος all →

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