Pagophily

Not to be confused with phagophilia, phagophily, or pagophagy.
For a genus of birds, see Pagophila. For a genus of mammals, see Pagophilus.

Pagophily or pagophilia is preference for water ice.

Pagophilic animals, plants, etc. prefer to live in ice or perform certain activities in the ice. For example, a number of ice seals are described as pagophilic.[1][2]

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