xylophagous Hear it!

xylophagous definition

xy·lopha·gous (zī läf′ə gəs)

adjective

eating, boring into, or destroying wood, as certain mollusks or the larvae of certain insects

Etymology: Gr xylophagos: see xylo- & -phagous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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