-philiac

-philiac
I. noun combining form Etymology: New Latin -philia + Greek -akos, adjective suffix 1. one having a tendency toward <
hemophiliac
>
2. one having an abnormal appetite or liking for <
coprophiliac
>
II. adjective combining form 1. having an abnormal appetite or liking for <
pedophiliac
>
2. having admiration or partiality for <
Anglophiliac
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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