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单词 lignivorous
释义

lignivorous

[ lig-niv-er-uhs ]
/ lɪgˈnɪv ər əs /

adjective

xylophagous.

Origin of lignivorous

First recorded in 1820–30; ligni- + -vorous

Words nearby lignivorous

ligniform, lignify, lignin, lignin sulfonate, lignite, lignivorous, ligno-, lignocaine, lignocellulose, lignum, lignum vitae
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Example sentences from the Web for lignivorous

  • Again: in the saprophaga the lignivorous tribes form more than half, and the coprophagous ones more than a third.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for lignivorous

lignivorous
/ (lɪɡˈnɪvərəs) /

adjective

(of animals) feeding on wood
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