entomophile

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adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveentomophile (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  2. not comparableHaving such pollen.
nounentomophile (plural entomophiles)

plural entomophiles

  1. A flower whose pollen is transported by insects, rather than carried on the air.
  2. A person who likes insects.

    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 […]

    2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects

Origin

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

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APA

entomophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophile

MLA

“entomophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entomophile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entomophile.

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