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xylotrophic

xylotrophic adjective: that feeds on wood.

Adjective

xylotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on wood

Origin of xylotrophic

From xylo- + -trophic.

Questions about xylotrophic

What does xylotrophic mean?
Xylotrophic means that feeds on wood.
What part of speech is xylotrophic?
Xylotrophic is an adjective.

Words near xylotrophic in the dictionary

  1. xylotransferase
  2. xylotransferases
  3. xylotriose
  4. xylotrioses
  5. xylotroph
  6. xylotrophic
  7. xylotrophs
  8. xylotrophy
  9. xylotype
  10. xylotypes
  11. xylotypographic

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