Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

lignivorous

American  
[lig-niv-er-uhs] / lɪgˈnɪv ər əs /

adjective

  1. xylophagous.

lignivorous British  
/ lɪɡˈnɪvərəs /

adjective

  1. (of animals) feeding on wood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lignivorous

First recorded in 1820–30; ligni- + -vorous

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The felled timber attracts lignivorous insects, and these draw in their train the predaceous species of various families.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.