Canophilist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of cynophile (“a person who is fond of dogs”).

    "Mary trusts John with the car but not the dog because she knows John is a careful driver but not a canophilist."

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cynophile

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"Mary trusts John with the car but not the dog because she knows John is a careful driver but not a canophilist."

Etymology

From cano- + -philist. Piecewise doublet of cynophilist.

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