umbraphile
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umbraphile — n. A person who seeks out or has an intense interest in eclipses, particularly solar eclipses. Example Citations: A growing number of eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, as they are also called, travel to the corners of the earth specifically to see … New words
People — 99er adultescent agritourist alpha earner alpha geek alpha girl alpha pup altruistic donor … New words
Plutophile — n. A person who likes the dwarf planet Pluto, particularly one who objects to Pluto s status as a dwarf planet. Plutophilia n. Example Citations: While Tyson emphasises the things that set Pluto apart from the eight official planets, like its… … New words
Science (General) — Science General altmetrics anecdata black hole collaboratory cosmeceutical decimal dust directed sound dozenalist … New words
Travel and Tourism — agritourist apple tourist architourist baggage malaria barefoot luxury black hole resort black water rafting … New words
extreme tourism — n. Tourism that involves travelling to dangerous places or participating in dangerous events. extreme tourist n. Example Citation: Neither the tourists nor the wider public should pretend that these operations can be rendered entirely safe. The… … New words
extremophile — (ik.STREEM.uh.fyl) n. An organism whose natural habitat is an extreme environment. Example Citation: Those who think there could be life elsewhere in the solar system talk of the possibility of bacteria buried in the Martian icecaps, perhaps, or… … New words
