xylophilous

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adjective

Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.

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Meanings

adjectivexylophilous (comparative more xylophilous, superlative most xylophilous)

comparative more xylophilous · superlative most xylophilous

  1. Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.

Origin

From xylo- + -philous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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