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PRONUNCIATION OF XYLOPHAGAN

xylophagan  [zaɪˈlɒfəɡən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XYLOPHAGAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Xylophagan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES XYLOPHAGAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

xylophagan

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 xylophagan in the English dictionary

The definition of xylophagan in the dictionary is an insect in the Xylophaga or Xylophagi that eats wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XYLOPHAGAN


Aragon
ˈærəɡən
coprophagan
kɒpˈrɒfəɡən
enneagon
ˈɛnɪəɡən
hendecagon
hɛnˈdɛkəɡən
heptagon
ˈhɛptəɡən
hexagon
ˈhɛksəɡən
martagon
ˈmɑːtəɡən
octagon
ˈɒktəɡən
paragon
ˈpærəɡən
quindecagon
kwɪnˈdɛkəɡən
suffragan
ˈsʌfrəɡən
tarragon
ˈtærəɡən
yataghan
ˈjætəɡən
zoophagan
zəʊˈɒfəɡən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XYLOPHAGAN

xylographical
xylography
xyloid
xyloidin
xylol
xylology
xyloma
xylometer
xylonic
xylonite
xylophage
xylophagous
xylophilous
xylophone
xylophonic
xylophonist
xylopyrography
xylorimba
xylose
xylotomist

WORDS THAT END LIKE XYLOPHAGAN

chagan
Dagan
lagan
neopagan
nonpagan
Okanagan
Okinagan
Onondagan
pagan
Reagan
Sagan

Synonyms and antonyms of xylophagan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xylophagan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XYLOPHAGAN

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The translations of xylophagan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «xylophagan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

xylophagan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xylophagan
570 millions of speakers

English

xylophagan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

xylophagan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

xylophagan
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

xylophagan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

xylophagan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

xylophagan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xylophagan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xylophagan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

xylophagan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

xylophagan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

xylophagan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xylophagan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xylophagan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

xylophagan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेलिओगॅगन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

xylophagan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xylophagan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

xylophagan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

xylophagan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xylophagan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

xylophagan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xylophagan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

xylophagan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xylophagan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xylophagan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XYLOPHAGAN»

The term «xylophagan» is normally little used and occupies the 150.580 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 xylophagan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XYLOPHAGAN»

Discover the use of xylophagan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xylophagan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages ...
... Xanthin(e) , Xanthopicrine, Xanthoxylum, Xiphosures, Xylanthrax, Xylopale , Xylophagan , Xylophage, Xylophagous, Xylophilans, Xylotroges, Xylopia, Ac., To Yacht, Yachter, Yoked, Zaim, Ac., Zaz, To Zink, Zoanthus, Zoophagous, Zoophytic .
Felix Flügel, 1854
2
Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club
... of Xylophaga, and the same time for the abrasion and casting on shore we have about 2 5 years for the completion of the growth of this voracious Xylophagan.--Richard Howse, South Shields, April 9, 1861. Pecten Dam'cw.-— The Rev. Jos.
‎1863
3
A Systematic Catalogue of British Insects: Being an Attempt ...
3; аксамит". Lair. G. iv. ser-(Sam. I. 11.) Mus. arcuata.. Linn. ii. 985.-Stsw. ii. 265.- Turl. iii. 645. -SchœjlÍ Ic. pl. 73.f. 8. Mus. imbellis. Herr. Et. 60. pl. xv.f. 16. 8494. 4; intermedium *_ Maig. Zw. iii. 169. Mul. arcuatus xYLOPHAGan.-svxu>nmfn. 279.
Stephens (James Francis), 1829
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE TYNESIDE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB VOLUME V.
... a few months to elapse before the submerged prop was attacked by the spawn of Xylophaga, and the same time for the abrasion and casting on shore we have about 2 J years for the completion of the growth of this voracious Xylophagan.
‎1863
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Transactions
... a few months to elapse before the submerged prop was attacked by the spawn of Xylophaga, and the same time for the abrasion and casting on shore we have about 2J years for the completion of the growth of this voracious Xylophagan.
Tynside Naturalists' Field Club, Newcastle-Uponptyne, 1863
6
TAXIDERMAE Volume One: 2012
Charlotte Poe. Never noticed Death on soundtrack Can't you see that You can't see that Never noticed Death on soundtrack Xylophagan I've been locked inside this cage so long I've 371.
Charlotte Poe
7
A Sinhalese - English Dictionary
E.S. , a. bearing woody fruit, zylo- a. wood-eating, xylophagous, <J , n. wood- eater, xylophagan. E. S. esj3«(S®cB, «03««, a. made of wood, wooden, ligneous, (§*coo"5 S&Q, ^ <p£*)9d , TO. WOOd, <«<3. TO. wood-engraving-, xylogra- ...
Charles Carter, 1996
8
A Portuguese-English Dictionary
... xylophagan (wood-eating insect); (pi.) the Xylophaga (a division of weevils). zil&filo -la (adj.; Bot., Zool.) xylophilous. zilofone, zilofono (m.) = XILARMONICO. xilofonista (m.,f.) xylophonist. zilografia (/.) xylography. xi!6grafo (m.) xylographer.
James Lumpkin Taylor, Priscilla Clark Martin, 1970
9
English Vocabulary: A Choice Collection of English Words and ...
... (fiiS'-flfa) a crayfish (fee'-flfd)) | ein Sreb§. a lobster (l6b'-fet'') ein §ummer. a wood-worm (wub'-wo'm) 1 a xylophagan (feT-l6f-U- }ein §oljn»urm. flan) j an earth-worm (S'ih'-wo'm) ein SRegenrourm. a tape-worm (tep'-wo'm) ein Sanbrourm. a ...
Carl van Dalen, 1892
10
Michaelis Dicionario Ilustrado: Portugues-Ingles
... lignine s. f. (ehem.) Ilgnln: the essentiel substance of woody tissue. lignite s. f. ( mln.. siso llnhlte) lignite: a dark brown kind of coal. Ilgnivoro a. m. (zool.) xylophagan, xylophage. И adj. Ilgnlvorous. xylophagous: eating wood. lígula s. f. 1. (zool.) ...
Fritz Pietzschke, Franz Wimmer, 1961

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