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xylophagous
xy·loph·a·gous X0010800 (zī-lŏf′ə-gəs)adj. Feeding on or obtaining nutrition from wood: a xylophagous beetle; xylophagous fungi.xylophagous (zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs) adj (Zoology) (of certain insects, crustaceans, etc) feeding on or living within woodxy•loph•a•gous (zaɪˈlɒf ə gəs)
adj. feeding on, perforating, or decomposing wood, as certain insects, insect larvae, or crustaceans. [1835–45; < Greek xylophágos. See xylo-, -phagous] xylophagous
xylophagous[zī′läf·ə·gəs] (biology) Referring to an organism which feeds on wood. |