xylophagia

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noun

feeding on wood

Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounxylophagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyfeeding on wood
  2. uncountablemedicineEating wood as a form of pica

Origin

From xylo- + -phagia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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