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hypophloeodal

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[hahy-puh-flee-uh-dl, hip-uh-] / ˌhaɪ pəˈfli ə dl, ˌhɪp ə- /
Also hypophloeodic

adjective

  1. living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.


Etymology

Origin of hypophloeodal

hypo- + Greek phloiṓd ( ēs ) like bark ( phloi ( ós ) bark + -ōdēs -ode 1 ) + -al 1; see phloem


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