Xyleborus

noun

Xy·​leb·​o·​rus

zīˈlebərəs

: a large genus of small ambrosia beetles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek xylēboros eating wood, from xylē- (from xylon wood) + boros gluttonous, from bora food, meat

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