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xylophagic

xylophagic adjective: that eats wood.

Adjective

xylophagic (comparative more xylophagic, superlative most xylophagic)

  1. That eats wood.
  2. Relating to xylophagia.

Synonyms of xylophagic

Forms of xylophagic

comparativemore xylophagic
superlativemost xylophagic

Origin of xylophagic

From xylophagia + -ic.

Questions about xylophagic

What does xylophagic mean?
Xylophagic means that eats wood.
What part of speech is xylophagic?
Xylophagic is an adjective.

Words near xylophagic in the dictionary

  1. xylophagan
  2. xylophagans
  3. xylophage
  4. xylophages
  5. xylophagia
  6. xylophagic
  7. xylophagid
  8. xylophagids
  9. xylophagous
  10. xylophagy
  11. xylophene

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