Anthropophily
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Anthropophily
[Gr. anthropos, man; philein, to love] Substantive used to describe wild animal species that thrive close to humans. Most usage refers to hematophagous insects (see Anopheles
Anopheles
Anopheles is a genus of mosquito. There are approximately 460 recognized species: while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria in humans in endemic areas...

) that prefer human blood over animal blood (zoophily, but see other meanings of zoophily
Zoophily
Zoophily is a form of pollination whereby pollen is transferred by vertebrates, particularly by hummingbirds and other birds, and bats, but also by monkeys, marsupials, lemurs, bears, rabbits, deer, rodents, lizards and other animals...

). Examples other than haematophagy include geckoes that live close to humans, pied crows (Corvus albus), cockroaches, and many others.
Anthropic organisms are organisms that show anthropophily, where the adjective synanthropic (see Synanthrope
Synanthrope
Synanthropes is a term applied to species of wild animals and plants of various kinds that live near, and benefit from, an association with humans and the somewhat artificial habitats that humans create around them . Those habitats include houses, gardens, farms, roadsides, garbage dumps, and so on...

) refers to organisms that live close to human settlements and houses, and eusynathropic to those that actually live within human housing.
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