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dendrophagous

dendrophagous adjective: that feeds on the wood of trees.

Adjective

dendrophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on the wood of trees.

Origin of dendrophagous

From dendro- + -phagous.

Questions about dendrophagous

What does dendrophagous mean?
Dendrophagous means that feeds on the wood of trees.
What part of speech is dendrophagous?
Dendrophagous is an adjective.

Words near dendrophagous in the dictionary

  1. dendronym
  2. dendronyms
  3. dendroolithid
  4. dendroolithids
  5. dendropanoxide
  6. dendrophagous
  7. dendrophagy
  8. dendrophenol
  9. dendrophile
  10. dendrophiles
  11. dendrophilia

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