Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
aerophilous is an adjective meaning "depending on free oxygen or air". It carries one recorded sense.
depending on free oxygen or air
“aerobic fermentation”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for aerophilous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.