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Suffixes with the common part -phil- (-phile, -philia, -phily, -philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something. They are antonymic to suffixes -phob-. Phil- (philo-) may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning. The suffix and prefix are derived from the Ancient Greek word ''philia'' (φιλία), "love, affection". ==Biology== *Acidophilia, acidophile: Preference of acidic conditions. Antonym: Acidophobia, acidophobe *Alkaliphilia, alkaliphile: Preference of alkaline environments. *Anthophilia, anthophile, anthophilic: Attraction to flowers. *Anthrophile, anthrophilic: Attracted to humans (e.g., parasites). *Anemophily: A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. *Cryophilia, cryophilic, cryophile: Preference for cold environments, climates, objects and low temperatures; e.g., ''Protea cryophila'' (Snow Protea). *Dendrophilia, dendrophilic, dendrophile: Preference of trees or other plants. *Entomophilous: Adapted for pollination by insects. *Extremophilia, extremophile: Preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms. *Geophilia, geophilic, geophile Referring to organisms that prefer the soil. *Halophilia, halophile: Attraction to salt or salt-water. *Heliophilia, heliophile: Attraction to sunlight. *Hydrophilia: Attraction to water. *Hyperthermophilia, hyperthermophile, hyperthermophilic: Organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments. *Limnophilia, limnophile, limnophilic: Preference of ponds or marshes. *Lithophilia, lithophile, litophilic: Preference or affinity to stones. *Mesophilia, mesophile: Preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms. *Microaerophilia, microaerophile, microaerophilic: Organisms that can tolerate or require environments containing low levels of oxygen. *Myrmecophilia: The names of orchids of genus ''myrmecophila'', "love of ants" *Nemophilia: Love of the woods and forests, in the name of the genus ''Nemophilia'' of flowers. *Necrophilia necrophile: Attraction to the dead *Nyctophilia: An attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness. Prefering night time activities to day time activities. *Ombrophilia, ombrophile: Affinity to large amounts of rainfall. *Petrophilia, petrophile, petrophilic: Preference of living or spending time in rocky areas. *Photophilia, photophile, photophilic: Preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions. *Pluviophilia, pluviophile, pluviophilic: Affinity to rain. *Psammophile, psammophyte: A plant loving sandy areas. *Psychrophilia, psychrophile: Preference of cold temperatures. *Rheophilia: Preference of living in running water. *Rhizophilia: Preference of living on roots. *Sciaphilia, skiaphilia: Preference of living in shady or dark areas (as opposed to photophilia). *Thermophilia: Love of high temperatures; thriving in high temperatures (e.g. microbes). *Tropophilia, tropophile, tropophilous: Preference of seasonal extremes of climate. *Vorarephilia: Sexual attraction to being eaten by or eating humans. *Xenophilia: An affection for unknown, foreign objects, or people. Antonym: Xenophobia. *Xerophilia: Love of living or spending time in very dry conditions. *Xylophilia: Love of wood. *Zoophily: A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「-phil-」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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