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saproxylophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saprox-y-lophagy
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eating of decaying wood.

Uncountable

Etymology

From sapro- + xylo- + -phagy.

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Questions

What does saproxylophagy mean?
The eating of decaying wood.
Where does saproxylophagy come from?
From sapro- + xylo- + -phagy.

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