Definition of Anthophilous

1. Adjective. Feeding on flowers. "Some insects are anthophagous"

Exact synonyms: Anthophagous
Similar to: Herbivorous

Definition of Anthophilous

1. a. Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.

Definition of Anthophilous

1. Adjective. Living or growing on flowers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anthophilous

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthophilous

anthologist
anthologists
anthologize
anthologized
anthologizer
anthologizers
anthologizes
anthologizing
anthology
anthomania
anthomaniac
anthonyite
anthood
anthophagous
anthophilia
anthophilous (current term)
anthophobia
anthophore
anthophores
anthophyllite
anthophyllites
anthophyte
anthophytes
anthorism
anthotaxies
anthotaxy
anthoxanthins
anthozoa
anthozoan
anthozoans

Literary usage of Anthophilous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"Hence it is not surprising that a large group of insects like the bees has become so exquisitely anthophilous, and that the exploiting of larval secretions ..."

2. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Charles Darwin (1883)
"... the anthophilous species make only a small part of the whole family. ... whose anthophilous species in part feed upon leaves of ..."

3. The Psychic Life of Insects by E.-L. Bouvier (1922)
"CHAPTER X INSECTS AND FLOWEES anthophilous insects. ... Almost all of the anthophilous insects belong to the highest groups of the entomological fauna,— to ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1902)
"Most anthophilous species and families of flies made a much larger number of visits to white and yellow than to red and blue flowers. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"One fact, which was not mentioned in my paper, but is shown in my curves, is that the groups of anthophilous insects show the same tendency to form early ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... is that the groups of anthophilous insects show the same tendency to form early or late maxima, which emphasizes the importance of the correlations of ..."

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