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xylotomous definition

xy·loto·mous (zī lät′ə məs)

adjective

that can bore into or cut wood: said of certain insects

Etymology: < xylo- + Gr tomos, cutting (see -tomy)

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