Meanings
adjectivesaproxylic (not comparable)
- not comparableThat lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
The study says 18% of saproxylic beetles – which depend on dead and decaying wood for some of their lifecycle – now exist on a conservation plane between “vulnerable” and “critically endangered”.
2018 March 5, Arthur Neslen, The Guardian
Origin
Translations
French saproxylique, saproxyle
- saproxyliquerelating to the decay of wood
- saproxylerelating to the decay of wood
Italian saproxilico, saproxilo
- saproxilicorelating to the decay of wood
- saproxilorelating to the decay of wood
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APA
saproxylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saproxylic
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“saproxylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saproxylic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saproxylic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saproxylic.
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