geo phil i an (jeofilian)

and n. I. a. Of or pertaining to the Geophila or terrestrial inoperculate pulmoniferous gastropods. II. n. A member of this group. Compare gehydrophilian, hygrophil i an . geophilid (je-of'i-lid), n. A myriapod of the family Geophilidæ . Geophilidæ (je-o-fil i-dē), n. pl. [NL., geophilous (jē-of'i-lus), a. [