xylophage
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English
Etymology
Noun
xylophage (plural xylophages)
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). By surface analysis, xylo- + -phage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: xylophages
- Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phage
Adjective
xylophage (plural xylophages)
- (biology, of insects or mushrooms) xylophagous
Noun
xylophage m (plural xylophages)
Further reading
- “xylophage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms prefixed with xylo-
- English terms suffixed with -phage
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- French terms prefixed with xylo-
- French terms suffixed with -phage
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French terms with homophones
- French lemmas
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- French nouns
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