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saproxylophagy

saproxylophagy noun: the eating of decaying wood.

Noun

saproxylophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of decaying wood.

Origin of saproxylophagy

From sapro- + xylo- + -phagy.

Questions about saproxylophagy

What does saproxylophagy mean?
Saproxylophagy means the eating of decaying wood.
What part of speech is saproxylophagy?
Saproxylophagy is a noun.

Words near saproxylophagy in the dictionary

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

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