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xylophagous

/zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lophagous
IPA
/zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)

adj

Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English xylophagous From xylo- (“wood”) + -phagous (“eating”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/
  • British English: /zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs/

Derived Forms

saproxylophagous

Frequently Paired Words

xylophage xylophagy

Questions

How do you pronounce xylophagous?
The recorded pronunciation is /zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/.
What does xylophagous mean?
Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
Where does xylophagous come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English xylophagous From xylo- (“wood”) + -phagous (“eating”).

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