lignivorous

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adjective

That feeds on wood.

OriginLatin lignum →
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Meanings

adjectivelignivorous (comparative more lignivorous, superlative most lignivorous)

comparative more lignivorous · superlative most lignivorous

  1. That feeds on wood.

Origin

  1. Latinlignum“wood”
  2. Englishlignivorous

From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -vorous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lignivorous

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APA

lignivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignivorous

MLA

“lignivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lignivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lignivorous.

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