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xylotrophy

xylotrophy noun: the act of feeding on wood.

Noun

xylotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The act of feeding on wood.

Origin of xylotrophy

From xylo- + -trophy.

Questions about xylotrophy

What does xylotrophy mean?
Xylotrophy means the act of feeding on wood.
What part of speech is xylotrophy?
Xylotrophy is a noun.

Words near xylotrophy in the dictionary

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

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