xylophagous

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xylophagous

/zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs/ UK
/zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/ US

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adjective

not comparable Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.) Man has many times suffered from his attempts at extermination, and in no way, perhaps, would he suffer more, than by utterly destroying the mischievous teredo, and its active little ally, the xylophagous linmeria.
not comparable Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)

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adj of insects, etc., feeding on wood

Français	xylophage
Deutsch	xylophag

adj of fungi, etc., feeding on wood

Français	xylophage

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@misc{xylophagous_2026,
  title = {xylophagous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xylophagous},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}