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phloeophagy

phloeophagy noun: the act or custom of feeding on bark.

Noun

phloeophagy (uncountable)

  1. The act or custom of feeding on bark.
    • The Scolytinae are a subfamily of weevils, called the bark beetles because of their habit of phloeophagy.

Origin of phloeophagy

Ancient Greek φλοιός (phloiós, “bark”) + -φᾰγῐ́ᾱ (-phăgĭ́ā, “eating”)

Questions about phloeophagy

What does phloeophagy mean?
Phloeophagy means the act or custom of feeding on bark.
What part of speech is phloeophagy?
Phloeophagy is a noun.

Words near phloeophagy in the dictionary

  1. phloematic
  2. phloemic
  3. phloemlike
  4. phloems
  5. phloeophagous
  6. phloeophagy
  7. phloeoterma
  8. phloephagous
  9. phlog
  10. phlogging
  11. phlogistian

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