XYLOPHAGAN

Etymology

Noun

xylophagan (plural xylophagans)

Any insect of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.

Source: Wiktionary


Xy*loph"a*gan, n. Etym: [See Xylophagous.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvæ bore or live in wood. (b) Any species of Xylophaga. (c) Any one of the Xylophagides.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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