xylophagan

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noun

Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga.

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Meanings

nounxylophagan (plural xylophagans)

plural xylophagans

  1. Any wood-boring marine bivalve of the genus Xylophaga.

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Origin

Xylophaga + -an

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APA

xylophagan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylophagan

MLA

“xylophagan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylophagan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylophagan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylophagan.

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