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单词 rheophile
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Definition of rheophile in English:

rheophile

adjective ˈriːəfʌɪl
Botany Zoology
  • Of an organism: that inhabits or prefers an environment of (especially rapidly) flowing water. Contrasted with rheophobic.

noun ˈriːəfʌɪl
Botany Zoology
  • A rheophile organism. Contrasted with rheophobe.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language. From rheo- + -phile, after either Russian reofil or German rheophil (R. Lauterborn 1902, perhaps independently of Ivanov's use).

Definition of rheophile in US English:

rheophile

adjectiveˈriːəfʌɪl
Botany Zoology
  • Of an organism: that inhabits or prefers an environment of (especially rapidly) flowing water. Contrasted with rheophobic.

nounˈriːəfʌɪl
Botany Zoology
  • A rheophile organism. Contrasted with rheophobe.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language. From rheo- + -phile, after either Russian reofil or German rheophil (R. Lauterborn 1902, perhaps independently of Ivanov's use).

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