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Meaning of "lignivorous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGNIVOROUS

lignivorous  [lɪɡˈnɪvərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGNIVOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lignivorous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIGNIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lignivorous

Xylophagy

Xylophagy is a term used in ecology to describe the habits of an herbivorous animal whose diet consists primarily of wood. The word derives from Greek ξυλοφάγος "eating wood", from ξύλον "wood" and φαγεῖν "to eat", an ancient Greek name for a kind of a worm-eating bird. Animals feeding only on dead wood are called sapro-xylophagous.

Definition of lignivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of lignivorous in the dictionary is feeding on wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGNIVOROUS


baccivorous
bækˈsɪvərəs
carnivorous
kɑːˈnɪvərəs
flavorous
ˈfleɪvərəs
frugivorous
fruːˈdʒɪvərəs
graminivorous
ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs
granivorous
ɡræˈnɪvərəs
herbivorous
hɜːˈbɪvərəs
insectivorous
ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs
limivorous
lɪˈmɪvərəs
mellivorous
mɪˈlɪvərəs
merdivorous
mɜːˈdɪvərəs
nucivorous
njuːˈsɪvərəs
omnivorous
ɒmˈnɪvərəs
ossivorous
ɒˈsɪvərəs
papaverous
pəˈpeɪvərəs
piscivorous
pɪˈsɪvərəs
ranivorous
rəˈnɪvərəs
sanguinivorous
ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɪvərəs
savorous
ˈseɪvərəs
vermivorous
vɜːˈmɪvərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGNIVOROUS

ligne
ligneous
lignicole
lignicolous
lignification
lignified
lignifies
ligniform
lignify
lignin
ligniperdous
lignite
lignitic
lignocaine
lignocellulose
lignocellulosic
lignose
lignosulfonate
lignum
lignum vitae

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGNIVOROUS

amorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
indecorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vaporous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of lignivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lignivorous» into 25 languages

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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivores
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Lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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Lignivorous
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lignivorous
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மரக்கட்டைகளைத் தின்று வாழ்கிற
75 millions of speakers

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मांसाहारी
75 millions of speakers

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lignivorous
70 millions of speakers

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lignivori
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
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lignivorous
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGNIVOROUS»

The term «lignivorous» is used very little and occupies the 172.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lignivorous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGNIVOROUS»

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1
Fauna Boreali-americana; Or, The Zoology of the Northern ...
... Tryponœus by Eschscholtz,1 formed of three Bostrichi of Fabricius, viz. B. thoracicus, B. proboscideus, and B. pustulatus; which indicates that a road may be formed from the lignivorous Hlsteridce towards Scolytus, &c. LXV. Genus HISTER.
Sir John Richardson, William Swainson, William Kirby, 1837
2
On the history and natural arrangement of insects
Of the extent of the 4th family we feel very uncertain ; but we are disposed to consider the major part of the Xylophagi of Latreille as forming a part, at least, of the group, regarding Bostrichus, or Tomicus, as the type of a family of lignivorous  ...
William Swainson, William Edward Shuckard, 1840
3
How to live and survive in Zambezian open forest (Miombo ...
DRY EVERGREEN F1REST OPEN F1REST SAVANNAH Macrotermes Macrotermes 2 active colonies/ha 1 active colony/ha LIGNIVOROUS HUMIVOROUS LIGNIVOROUS HUMIVOROUS LIGNIVOROUS HUMIVOROUS Figure 2. 10.8 - This ...
Françoise Malaisse, 2010
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The Philosophical Magazine, Or Annals of Chemistry, ...
Larva smooth, with a few fine, short hairs; living in the trunks of trees, lignivorous. Pupa posteriorly spinous, inclosed in a case formed of the particles of rotten wood cemented by gluten. A.--Antennaa pectinated. Species. Icon. , l. C. Ligniperda ...
‎1829
5
An introduction to the modern classification of insects: ...
He then takes up, without indicating their affinities, the Sternoxi (Elater and Buprestis), which he regards as entitled to a station somewhere between the Lignivorous Lamellicorns and the Capricorns ; and, after simply hinting at the relation of ...
John Obadiah Westwood, 1839
6
Man and Nature
The lignivorous insectsthatattack living trees almost uniformly confine their ravages to trees already unsound or diseased in growth from the depredations of leafeaters, suchas caterpillarsand the like, or from other causes.The decayof thetree ...
George Perkins Marsh, 1965
7
Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests
The lignivorous termites, especially the fungus-growing group (Macrotermes falciger, Odontotermes species, Pseudoacanthotermes spiniger, Microtermes species), are the most important factor of fitter Table 4.6. Characteristics of large ...
Stephen H. Bullock, Harold A. Mooney, Ernesto Medina, 1995
8
Dictionary of Civil Engineering: English-French
The turning blue is the principal discoloration; lignivorous fungus (les champignons lignivores) can destroy all or part of the elementary wood constituents. Their attacks bring about the rot phenomena whose main types are cubical rot (brought ...
Jean-Paul Kurtz, 2004
9
The Philosophical Magazine: Or Annals of Chemistry, ...
that of the female terminated by a prominent aculeus. Larva smooth, with a few fine, short hairs; living in the trunks of trees, lignivorous. Pupa posteriorly spinous, inclosed in a case formed of the particles of rotten wood cemented by gluten.
‎1829
10
Spisy
This is in spite of the fact that lignivorous fungi produce lacease and peroxidase. which are considered to be catalyzers of the formation of macromolecular humus substances. This paradox may be explained in different ways. Some works ...
Univerzita J.E. Purkyně v Brně. Přírodovědecká fakulta, 1967

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