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xe·roph·i·lous | \ zə-ˈrä-fə-ləs 
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or xerophile \ ˈzir-ə-ˌfī(-ə)l \
\Definition of xerophilous
: thriving in or tolerant or characteristic of a xeric environment
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The first known use of xerophilous was in 1863
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