xylophagan

English

Etymology

Xylophaga +‎ -an

Noun

xylophagan (plural xylophagans)

1. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga, which bores into wood.
   • 2005, “They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!”, in Illinois, performed by Sufjan Stevens:

     Can you call the Captain Clitus? / Logan, Grant, and Ronald Reagan / In the grave with Xylophagan