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hylophagous

hylophagous adjective: that feeds on wood.

Adjective

hylophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on wood

Origin of hylophagous

From hylo- + -phagous.

Questions about hylophagous

What does hylophagous mean?
Hylophagous means that feeds on wood.
What part of speech is hylophagous?
Hylophagous is an adjective.

Words near hylophagous in the dictionary

  1. hylopathic
  2. hylopathism
  3. hylopathist
  4. hylopathists
  5. hylopathy
  6. hylophagous
  7. hylophobia
  8. hylophyte
  9. hylophytes
  10. hylotheism
  11. hylotheist

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