Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – July 12 – Anthophilous Dee Dee Word of the Day – July 12 – Anthophilous By Staff mB - July 12, 2012 978 Adjective: Anthophilous (an-THAH-fuh-lus) Definition: Feeding upon or living among flowers Sample sentence: The students studied the behaviors of the anthophilous insects found in the field.