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xy·loph·a·gous

 (zī-lŏf′ə-gəs)
adj.
Feeding on or obtaining nutrition from wood: a xylophagous beetle; xylophagous fungi.
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xylophagous

(zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs)
adj
(Zoology) (of certain insects, crustaceans, etc) feeding on or living within wood
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xy•loph•a•gous

(zaɪˈlɒf ə gəs)

adj.
feeding on, perforating, or decomposing wood, as certain insects, insect larvae, or crustaceans.
[1835–45; < Greek xylophágos. See xylo-, -phagous]
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