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noungeophile (plural geophiles)
plural geophiles
- An organism that lives or thrives in soil.
Thus, temporal inactive geophiles, such as the caterpillars of many butterfly species, only bury in the ground for nymphosis; even so they constitute an important food source for other edaphic species.
2014, John Dighton, Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth, page 43
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geophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophile
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“geophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geophile.
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