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xylophilic

xylophilic is the alternative form of xylophilous.

Meaning of xylophilous

Adjective

xylophilous (comparative more xylophilous, superlative most xylophilous)

  1. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.

Origin of xylophilic

From xylo- + -philic.

Questions about xylophilic

What is xylophilic the alternative form of?
Xylophilic is the alternative form of xylophilous.

Words near xylophilic in the dictionary

  1. xylophagous
  2. xylophagy
  3. xylophene
  4. xylophilan
  5. xylophilans
  6. xylophilic
  7. xylophilous
  8. xylophobia
  9. xylophone
  10. xylophoned
  11. xylophonelike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xylophilic (page history and authors); xylophilous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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