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saproxylophagous

saproxylophagous adjective: that lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood.

Adjective

saproxylophagous (not comparable)

  1. That lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood

Origin of saproxylophagous

From sapro- + xylophagous.

Questions about saproxylophagous

What does saproxylophagous mean?
Saproxylophagous means that lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood.
What part of speech is saproxylophagous?
Saproxylophagous is an adjective.

Words near saproxylophagous in the dictionary

  1. saprovores
  2. saprovorous
  3. saproxanthin
  4. saproxylic
  5. saproxylics
  6. saproxylophagous
  7. saproxylophagy
  8. saprozoic
  9. sapræmia
  10. saps
  11. sapsago

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