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saproxylic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saprox-ylic
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.

adj

That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.

noun

Any organism that lives in decaying wood

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sapro- + xylo- + -ic.

Inflected Forms

saproxylics (plural)

Questions

What does saproxylic mean?
Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
Where does saproxylic come from?
From sapro- + xylo- + -ic.

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