xylophage
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editxylophage (plural xylophages)
Related terms
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). By surface analysis, xylo- + -phage.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: xylophages
- Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phage
Adjective
editxylophage (plural xylophages)
- (biology, of insects or mushrooms) xylophagous
Noun
editxylophage m (plural xylophages)
Further reading
edit- “xylophage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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