XEROPHILOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (zee-ROF-uh-luhs)

MEANING: adjective: Adapted to a very dry or desert environment.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek xero- (dry) + -philous (liking). Earliest documented use: 1863.

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XEROPILOUS - having dry hair

NEROPHILOUS - fond of overweight, precise, word-loving detectives

ZEROPHILOUS - doesn't like anything