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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..
Use anthropophilic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anthropophilic means 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..
Common synonyms include androphilous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use anthropophilic where its definition matches the intended context.
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