Xylophaga

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noun

Xy·​loph·​a·​ga

zīˈläfəgə

: a genus of marine bivalve mollusks (family Pholadidae) that bore holes in wood

Xylophaga

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plural noun

"

: a group of insects that feed on or in wood

especially : a division of beetles

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from xyl- + -phaga

Plural noun

New Latin, from xyl- + -phaga

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