|an(t)thrəˌpō|filik, -ēk, -(ˌ)thrō-, -_pə-, |aan- adjective
also an·thro·poph·i·lous | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|päfələs
Etymology: anthrop- + -philic, -philous
: attracted to man especially as a source of food
anthropophilic mosquitoes
sometimes : indicating relative attraction to man
anthropophilic indices of certain forest insects
• an·thro·poph·i·lism -ˈpäfəˌlizəm noun -s