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  1. ailurophile love

Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. One who loves cats.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover; compare ailurophobe.

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (ailouros, "cat") + English -phile (from Ancient Greek φίλος (philos, "dear”, “beloved")). (Wiktionary)
  2. Greek ailouros, cat + -phile. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “They don't really have a choice Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Lore Sjöberg eventually overcame these handicaps to become an alien, an aileron and an ailurophile.”

    Wired: Lore Sj

  • “It would be someone who knew he was an ailurophile ... someone who knew where he lived ... someone who knew he was away from home on that particular morning.”

    The Cat Who Sang For The Birds

  • “n. & a. (stimulant) causing wakefulness. ailurophile

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  • kaichi Definition: a lover of cats =^,^= Jan 9, 2007

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