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hylophagous

[hahy-lof-uh-guh s]
adjective
  1. xylophagous(def 1).
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Origin of hylophagous

< Greek hȳlophágos. See hylo-, -phagous
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British Dictionary definitions for hylophagous

hylophagous

adjective
  1. (esp of insects) feeding on wood
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Word Origin

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