different between xerophile vs aerophile

English

xero- +? -phile

xerophile (plural xerophiles)

xerophile

inflection of xerophil:
1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2. strong nominative/accusative plural
3. weak nominative all-gender singular
4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

x?rophile

aero- +? -phile

aerophile (plural aerophiles)

(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
- 2012, Craig S. Harwood, Gary B. Fogel, Quest for Flight (page 68)
  Through Chanute, the Wrights gained immediate access to Chanute's own experimentation with gliders, his prolific correspondence with like-minded aerophiles […]

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