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hylo- definition

hylo- (lō, -lə)

  1. wood hylophagous
  2. matter, substance hylozoism
Also, before a vowel, hyl-

Etymology: < Gr hylē, wood, matter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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