chionophile

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + -phile (lover).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɪˈɒnəfaɪl/

Noun

chionophile (plural chionophiles)

  1. Any animal or plant that thrives in winter conditions, especially one that thrives in snow.
    • 2005, Carmen de Jong, Climate and Hydrology of Mountain Areas, page 210:
      On the contrary, chionophiles are more frequently found with altitude, where the snow cover is thicker, the vegetation period shorter and the summers cooler.

Antonyms

German

Adjective

chionophile

  1. inflection of chionophil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
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