ligni-comb. form
combining form of Latin lignum wood.
ˈlignicole adj.
Brit. 
/ˈlɪɡnᵻkəʊl/
, /ˈlɪɡnᵻkəʊl/U.S. /ˈlɪɡnəˌkoʊl/
/ˈlɪɡnəˌkoʊl/ ligˈnicoline adj. /lɪɡˈnɪkl̩ɪn/, /lɪɡˈnɪkəlʌɪn/, /lɪɡˈnɪkl̩ʌɪn/, /lɪɡˈnɪkəˌlaɪn/ [Latin colĕre to inhabit] growing on wood, as some mosses, lichens, and fungi ( Cent. Dict.).
Brit. /lɪɡˈnɪkəlɪn/
, /lɪɡˈnɪkəlɪn//lɪɡˈnɪkl̩ɪn//lɪɡˈnɪkəlʌɪn//lɪɡˈnɪkl̩ʌɪn/U.S. /lɪɡˈnɪkələn/
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lignicolous adj. /lɪɡˈnɪkl̩əs/,
Brit. /lɪɡˈnɪkələs/
, /lɪɡˈnɪkələs//lɪɡˈnɪkl̩əs/U.S. /lɪɡˈnɪkələs/
[Formed as lignicoline adj. + -ous suffix] living in wood; ‘applied to certain bivalve shells which establish themselves in wood’ (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855)./lɪɡˈnɪkələs/ ligniferous adj.
Brit. /lɪɡˈnɪf(ə)rəs/
, /lɪɡˈnɪf(ə)rəs/U.S. /lɪɡˈnɪf(ə)rəs/
[see -ferous comb. form] bearing or producing wood (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1855)./lɪɡˈnɪf(ə)rəs/ ligniform adj.
Brit. /ˈlɪɡnᵻfɔːm/
, /ˈlɪɡnᵻfɔːm/U.S. /ˈlɪɡnəˌfɔrm/
[see -form comb. form2] of the form or appearance of wood./ˈlɪɡnəˌfɔrm/Π
1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 60 Ligniform Carbonated Wood.
ligniperdous adj.
Brit. /ˌlɪɡnᵻˈpəːdəs/
, /ˌlɪɡnᵻˈpəːdəs/U.S. /ˌlɪɡnəˈpərdəs/
[Latin perdĕre to destroy] wood-destroying./ˌlɪɡnəˈpərdəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > wood-eating
lignivorous1826
ligniperdous1832
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > wood-eating
lignivorous1826
ligniperdous1832
1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. vii. 122 Beetles, and many other kinds of ligniperdous insects have been introduced into Great Britain in timber.
lignivorous adj.
Brit. /lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/
, /lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/U.S. /lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/
[Latin -vorus devouring] wood-devouring./lɪɡˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > wood-eating
lignivorous1826
ligniperdous1832
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > wood-eating
lignivorous1826
ligniperdous1832
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. xlix. 492 In the saprophaga, the lignivorous tribes form more than a half.
1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. v. 210 I was interested in the many small kinds of lignivorous or wood-eating insects.
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