Xylophagous

Origin

From xylo- (wood) and suffix -phagous

Full definition of xylophagous

Adjective

1. Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
• 1841, William Chambers and Robert Chambers eds., Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal, volume 9, page 247Man has many times suffered from his attempts at extermination, and in no way, perhaps, would he suffer more, than by utterly destroying the mischievous teredo, and its active little ally, the xylophagous linmeria.
2. Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)

Related terms

• xylophage
• xylophagy