English Explanatory Dictionary

acrodendrophily

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tendency of an animal to inhabit or frequent treetops.

Word forms

acrodendrophily

Etymology

From acro- (“tip”) + dendro- (“tree”) + -phily (“liking, tendency”). Coined by Garnham et al. in 1946.

Related words

acrodendrophile acrodendrophilic
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