gynecophile
English
    
    Etymology
    
From gyneco- + -phile; ultimately from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, female”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
Noun
    
gynecophile (plural gynecophiles)
- Someone sexually attracted to women.
- A lesbian; a homosexual woman.
-  2015, Wayne Dynes, Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. Volume II, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1333:- Equivalent terms for lesbian relationships given by Hirschfeld were korophile, parthenophile, gynecophile, and graophile.
 
 
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Adjective
    
gynecophile
- Marked by or involving sexual attraction to women.
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