saproxylics

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A form of saproxylic — Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of saproxylic

    Beetles of most fungus-beetle associations identified were saproxylics or mycetophages.

    2015 November 25, “Diversity and Interactions of Wood-Inhabiting Fungi and Beetles after Deadwood Enrichment”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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