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- adjective Preferring
human beings to other animals, such as a mosquito or adermatophyte . It is especially alluding to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and 2) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.
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This, in turn, may cause the so-called anthropophilic index to rise, i.e. higher proportions of mosquitoes will bite humans instead of cattle.
Chapter 7 1996
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2009
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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If the cells are released close enough to another cell, the sperm fertilizes the egg and embryonic development begins Snail on a chain-link fenceSome species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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Some species are known as anthropophilic (they are mostly found around human-inhabited areas).
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