单词 | lignivorous |
释义 | > as lemmaslignivorous lignivorous adj. Brit. /lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ [Latin -vorus devouring] wood-devouring.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > wood-eating lignivorous1826 ligniperdous1832 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > wood-eating lignivorous1826 ligniperdous1832 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. xlix. 492 In the saprophaga, the lignivorous tribes form more than a half. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. v. 210 I was interested in the many small kinds of lignivorous or wood-eating insects. < as lemmas |
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