xylophagous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs/    美 /zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.) not-comparable
    — Man has many times suffered from his attempts at extermination, and in no way, perhaps, would he suffer more, than by utterly destroying the mischievous teredo, and its active little ally, the xylophagous linmeria.
  2. Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.) not-comparable

词汇关系

衍生词
saproxylophagous
相关词
xylophage xylophagy

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
English xylo-
English -phagous
English xylophagous
From xylo- + -phagous.
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