synanthropic

syn·an·throp·ic
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US/ˌsɪnənˈθɹɑpɪk/UK/ˌsɪnənˈθɹɒpɪk/

adjective

Associated with humans.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivesynanthropic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyAssociated with humans.

    The demographic profile of these mouse remains based on dental age shows the presence of neonates and immature individuals, suggesting a stable synanthropic mouse population.

    2012, Miloš Macholán, Evolution of the House Mouse, page 81

Origin

Translations

French synanthrope
  • synanthropeassociated with humans
German synanthrop
  • synanthropassociated with humans
Italian sinantropico
  • sinantropicoassociated with humans
Portuguese sinantrópico, sinântropo
  • sinantrópicoassociated with humans
  • sinântropoassociated with humans
Spanish sinantrópico, sinántropo
  • sinantrópicoassociated with humans
  • sinántropoassociated with humans

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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