hylophagous

[ hahy-lof-uh-guh s ]

/ haɪˈlɒf ə gəs /

adjective

xylophagous(def 1).

Nearby words

hyla, hylas, hylo-, hylomorphic, hylomorphism, hylophagous, hylotheism, hylotropic, hylozoism, hyman, hymen

Origin of hylophagous

< Greek hȳlophágos. See hylo-, -phagous

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British Dictionary definitions for hylophagous

hylophagous

/ (haɪˈlɒfəɡəs) /

adjective

(esp of insects) feeding on wood

Word Origin for hylophagous

C19: from Greek hulophagos, from hulē wood + phagein to devour

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