xylophagousadj.

Brit.

/zʌɪˈlɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/

Forms: Also 1800s zylo-, xilo-.

Etymology: < modern Latin xylophagus, < Greek ξύλον wood + -ϕαγος eating: see -ous suffix. Compare French xylophage.

Zoology.

Feeding upon wood, as an insect larva, or boring into and destroying wood, as a mollusc or crustacean.

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the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > feeding on wood

xylophagous1742

1742 Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) 41 279 This Xylophagous Worm.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 704/1 The..xilophagous Conchifera.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 862/1 The..Xylophagous insects of this tribe..are exceedingly destructive.

1864 R. Owen Lect. Power of God 16 Tree-destroying Xylophagous larvæ.

Derivatives

xyˈlophagan adj. and n. (a) adj.belonging to the Xylophaga or Xylophagi, names in different classifications for various groups of insects whose larvæ devour wood; (b) n. an insect belonging to one of these groups.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > member of family Xylophagidae

tree-fly1834

xylophagan1842

xylophage1877

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by feeding or parasitism > parasite(s) > that eats or bores through wood

wood-piercer1713

wood-digger1756

borer1789

xylophagan1842

xylophage1877

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1337/1 Xylophagans, Xylophaga,..a tribe of Coleopterous insects,..also..a family of Dipterous insects.

xylophage n.

/ˈzaɪləʊfeɪdʒ/ a wood-eating insect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > member of family Xylophagidae

tree-fly1834

xylophagan1842

xylophage1877

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by feeding or parasitism > parasite(s) > that eats or bores through wood

wood-piercer1713

wood-digger1756

borer1789

xylophagan1842

xylophage1877

1877 S. Kurz Forest Flora Brit. Burmah I. 339 Wood..of a coarse fibre, soon attacked by xylophages.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	xylophagous
释义	xylophagousadj. Brit. /zʌɪˈlɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /zaɪˈlɑfəɡəs/ Forms: Also 1800s zylo-, xilo-. Etymology: < modern Latin xylophagus, < Greek ξύλον wood + -ϕαγος eating: see -ous suffix. Compare French xylophage. Zoology. Feeding upon wood, as an insect larva, or boring into and destroying wood, as a mollusc or crustacean. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > feeding on wood xylophagous1742 1742 Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) 41 279 This Xylophagous Worm. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 704/1 The..xilophagous Conchifera. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 862/1 The..Xylophagous insects of this tribe..are exceedingly destructive. 1864 R. Owen Lect. Power of God 16 Tree-destroying Xylophagous larvæ. Derivatives xyˈlophagan adj. and n. (a) adj.belonging to the Xylophaga or Xylophagi, names in different classifications for various groups of insects whose larvæ devour wood; (b) n. an insect belonging to one of these groups. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > member of family Xylophagidae tree-fly1834 xylophagan1842 xylophage1877 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by feeding or parasitism > parasite(s) > that eats or bores through wood wood-piercer1713 wood-digger1756 borer1789 xylophagan1842 xylophage1877 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1337/1 Xylophagans, Xylophaga,..a tribe of Coleopterous insects,..also..a family of Dipterous insects. xylophage n. /ˈzaɪləʊfeɪdʒ/ a wood-eating insect. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Brachycera > member of family Xylophagidae tree-fly1834 xylophagan1842 xylophage1877 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by feeding or parasitism > parasite(s) > that eats or bores through wood wood-piercer1713 wood-digger1756 borer1789 xylophagan1842 xylophage1877 1877 S. Kurz Forest Flora Brit. Burmah I. 339 Wood..of a coarse fibre, soon attacked by xylophages. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1742
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