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xylophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xy-lophagy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eating of wood.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xylo- (“wood”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

xylophage xylophagous

Questions

What does xylophagy mean?
The eating of wood.
Where does xylophagy come from?
From xylo- (“wood”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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