- sper|mo|phile
- sper|mo|phile «SPUR muh fyl, -fihl», noun.any one of various squirrellike burrowing rodents, including the ground squirrels and certain related forms that do much damage to crops.
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phile — pho·no·phile; psam·mo·phile; psy·chro·phile; py·ro·phile; saf·ra·no·phile; sar·co·phile; se·le·no·phile; sid·er·o·phile; slav·o·phile; sper·mo·phile; sym·phile; ter·mi·to·phile; tham·no·phile; tu·ro·phile; ty·po·phile; xeno·phile; xe·ro·phile;… … English syllables
spermophile — sper·mo·phile … English syllables
spermophile — sper•mo•phile [[t]ˈspɜr məˌfaɪl, fɪl[/t]] n. mam ground squirrel • Etymology: 1815–25; < NL Spermophilus; see spermo , phile … From formal English to slang
Spermophile — Sper mo*phile, n. [Gr. spe rma a seed + fi los loving, fond.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}; a gopher. See Illust. under {Gopher}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
mio — mio·geosynclinal; mio·geosyncline; mio·lecithal; mio·thermic; os·mio·phil; sper·mio·genesis; sper·mio·teliosis; acro·mio·clavicular; dai·mio; os·mio·phile; os·mio·phil·ia; os·mio·phil·ic; … English syllables
