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adjective
Etymology: Greek xylophagos, from xyl- + -phagos -phagous
Date: 1739
feeding on or in wood <xylophagous insects>
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Xylophagous — Xy*loph a*gous, a. [Gr. ? eating wood; xy lon wood + ? to eat.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; said especially of certain insect larv[ae], crustaceans, and mollusks. (b) Of or pertaining to the genus {Xylophaga}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xylophagous — [zī läf′ə gəs] adj. [Gr xylophagos: see XYLO & PHAGOUS] eating, boring into, or destroying wood, as certain mollusks or the larvae of certain insects … English World dictionary
xylophagous — adj. [Gr. xylon, wood; phagein, to eat] Wood eating … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
xylophagous — /zuy lof euh geuhs/, adj. 1. feeding on wood, as certain insects or insect larvae. 2. perforating or destroying timber, as certain mollusks, crustaceans, and fungi. [1835 45; < Gk xylophágos. See XYLO, PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
xylophagous — adjective a) Feeding on wood. b) Destructive to wood. See Also: xylophage, xylophagy … Wiktionary
xylophagous — wood eating Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
xylophagous — [zʌɪ lɒfəgəs] adjective Zoology feeding on or boring into wood … English new terms dictionary
xylophagous — a. Wood eating, living on wood, feeding on wood, wood nourished … New dictionary of synonyms
xylophagous — xy·loph·a·gous … English syllables
xylophagous — xy•loph•a•gous [[t]zaɪˈlɒf ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl feeding on, perforating, or decomposing wood, as certain insects, insect larvae, or crustaceans • Etymology: 1835–45; < Gk xylophágos. See xylo , phagous … From formal English to slang
