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xylophage

xylophage noun: any living organism that feeds on wood.

Noun

xylophage (plural xylophages)

  1. Any living organism that feeds on wood.

Forms of xylophage

pluralxylophages

Origin of xylophage

From xylo- + -phage.

Questions about xylophage

What does xylophage mean?
Xylophage means any living organism that feeds on wood.
What part of speech is xylophage?
Xylophage is a noun.
What is the plural of xylophage?
The plural of xylophage is xylophages.

Words near xylophage in the dictionary

  1. xylopentoses
  2. xylophagaid
  3. xylophagaids
  4. xylophagan
  5. xylophagans
  6. xylophage
  7. xylophages
  8. xylophagia
  9. xylophagic
  10. xylophagid
  11. xylophagids

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