xylophagous
Americanadjective
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feeding on wood, as certain insects or insect larvae.
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perforating or destroying timber, as certain mollusks, crustaceans, and fungi.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of xylophagous
From the Greek word xylophágos, dating back to 1835–45. See xylo-, -phagous
Example Sentences
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It seemed as if Sandra had wound up exactly as she had a year ago�until the judges found that her xylophagous was acceptable.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adj. eatable, edible, esculent†, comestible, alimentary; cereal, cibarious†; dietetic; culinary; nutritive, nutritious; gastric; succulent; potable, potulent†; bibulous. omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous; ichthyivorous; omophagic, omophagous; pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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