different between xylophagous vs phyllophagous

xylophagous

English

Etymology

xylo- +? -phagous

Adjective

xylophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
    • 1841, William Chambers and Robert Chambers [eds.], Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal, volume 9, page 247
      Man 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.)

Derived terms

  • saproxylophagous

Related terms

  • xylophage
  • xylophagy

Translations

xylophagous From the web:

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phyllophagous

English

Etymology

phyllo- +? -phagous

Adjective

phyllophagous (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating

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