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biophilia

noun bio·phil·ia \ˌbī-ō-ˈfi-lē-ə, -ˈfēl-yə\

Definition of BIOPHILIA

:  a hypothetical human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature
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Origin of BIOPHILIA

New Latin
First Known Use: 1979

Rhymes with BIOPHILIA

Anglophilia, basophilia, coprophilia, Francophilia, hemophilia, juvenilia, necrophilia, neophilia, paraphilia, pedophilia, sensibilia, technophilia

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