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xylophage

/ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/

adjective/ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/

xylophagous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). By surface analysis, xylo- + -phage.

noun, masculine/ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/plural: xylophages

xylophage

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”). By surface analysis, xylo- + -phage.