xylotomous

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. That bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects. not-comparable
    — Real estate agents in the southern U.S. routinely handle questions about the presence of xylotomous insects, primarily termites.

词源

Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + τομία (tomía, “cut”), from τέμνειν (témnein, “to cut”)
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