xylomycetophagous

adjective

That eats fungi growing in wood.

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Meanings

adjectivexylomycetophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat eats fungi growing in wood.

Origin

From xylo- + mycetophagous.

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APA

xylomycetophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylomycetophagous

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“xylomycetophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylomycetophagous. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylomycetophagous,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylomycetophagous.

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