different between xylophagy vs xylophage
xylophagy
English
Etymology
From xylo- (“wood”) +? -phagy (“to feed on”).
Noun
xylophagy (uncountable)
- The eating of wood.
Related terms
- xylophage
- xylophagous
xylophagy From the web:
xylophage
English
Etymology
xylo- +? -phage
Noun
xylophage (plural xylophages)
- (biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood.
Related terms
- xylophagy
- xylophagous
French
Etymology
Composed by xylo- +? -phage, from Ancient Greek ????????? (xulophágos), from ????? (xúlon, “wood”) and ????? (phágos, “one who eats”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?zi.l?.fa?/
- Homophone: xylophages
- Hyphenation: xy?lo?phage
Adjective
xylophage (plural xylophages)
- (biology, of insects or mushrooms) xylophagous
Noun
xylophage m (plural xylophages)
- (biology) xylophage
Further reading
- “xylophage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
xylophage From the web:
- what does xylophage
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