xylophage

xylo- +‎ -phage

xylophage (plural xylophages)

1. (biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood.

• xylophagy
• xylophagous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). By surface analysis, xylo- +‎ -phage.

• IPA^(key): /ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/

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• Homophone: xylophages
• Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phage

xylophage (plural xylophages)

1. (biology, of insects or mushrooms) xylophagous

xylophage m (plural xylophages)

1. (biology) xylophage

• “xylophage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.