philopatric

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word philopatric. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word philopatric, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say philopatric in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word philopatric you have here. The definition of the word philopatric will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofphilopatric, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From philopatry +‎ -ic.

Adjective

philopatric (comparative more philopatric, superlative most philopatric)

  1. (ethology) Of or pertaining to philopatry.