chionophile

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English

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + -phile (lover).

Pronunciation

Noun

chionophile (plural chionophiles)

  1. Any animal or plant that thrives in winter conditions, especially one that thrives in snow.
    • 2005, Carmen de Jong, Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areas, page 210:
      On the contrary, chionophiles are more frequently found with altitude, where the snow cover is thicker, the vegetation period shorter and the summers cooler.

Antonyms

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Adjective

chionophile

  1. inflection of chionophil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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