Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phloeophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phloeophagy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or custom of feeding on bark.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Scolytinae are a subfamily of weevils, called the bark beetles because of their habit of phloeophagy."

Etymology

Ancient Greek φλοιός (phloiós, “bark”) + -φᾰγῐ́ᾱ (-phăgĭ́ā, “eating”)

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does phloeophagy mean?: The act or custom of feeding on bark.
Where does phloeophagy come from?: Ancient Greek φλοιός (phloiós, “bark”) + -φᾰγῐ́ᾱ (-phăgĭ́ā, “eating”)

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