XYLOPHAGOUS

Etymology

Adjective

xylophagous (not comparable)

Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)

Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)

Source: Wiktionary


Xy*loph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr. xy`lon wood + (Zoöl.) (a) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larvæ, crustaceans, and mollusks. (b) Of or pertaining to the genus Xylophaga.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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