Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xyliv-o-rous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That eats wood

Etymology

From xylo- + -vorous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more xylivorous (comparative) most xylivorous (superlative)

Synonyms

xylophagic

Questions

What does xylivorous mean?
That eats wood
Where does xylivorous come from?
From xylo- + -vorous.

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