Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylomycetophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lomyce-tophagous
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That eats fungi growing in wood.

Etymology

From xylo- + mycetophagous.

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What does xylomycetophagous mean?
That eats fungi growing in wood.
Where does xylomycetophagous come from?
From xylo- + mycetophagous.

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