əˈfɪl noun
a liking for cats, as by cat fanciers.
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ailurophile (aɪˈlʊərəˌfaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person who likes cats | |
| [C20: facetious coinage from Greek ailuros cat + | |
| ailurophilia | |
| —n | |
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Ailurophilia
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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| Main Entry: | ailurophilia |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a love of cats; also called aelurophilia |
| Etymology: | Latin Aeluroidea 'cats' |
| Main Entry: | ailurophilia |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See aelurophilia |
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