ammophile
French, noun/a.mɔ.fil/
ammophile is a French feminine noun meaning “sand wasp (of genus Ammophila)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Insecte hyménoptère du genre Ammophila, voisin des sphex, qui chasse les chenilles et les paralyse pour…”.
What does ammophile mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesand wasp (of genus Ammophila)
- 2
femininemarram (grass of genus Ammophila)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insecte hyménoptère du genre Ammophila, voisin des sphex, qui chasse les chenilles et les paralyse pour nourrir ses larves. 2. Graminée xérophytique de la famille des Poaceae (appartenant au genre Ammophila), croissant typiquement sur les dunes littorales, qu'elle contribue à stabiliser contre l'érosion.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ammophile
- ammophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ammophile?
- /a.mɔ.fil/
- \a.mɔ.fil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ammophile in French?
ammophile appears about once in every 95 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).