anthropophilic

== English == === Etymology === From anthropo- +‎ -philic. === Adjective === anthropophilic (comparative more anthropophilic, superlative most anthropophilic) Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans. Synonym: androphilous ==== Translations ==== === References === http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/anthropophilic