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Meaning of "xylophagous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF XYLOPHAGOUS

xylophagous  [zaɪˈlɒfəɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XYLOPHAGOUS

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

WHAT DOES XYLOPHAGOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

xylophagous

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 xylophagous in the English dictionary

The definition of xylophagous in the dictionary is feeding on or living within wood.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XYLOPHAGOUS


anthropophagous
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs
anthropophagus
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs
coprophagous
kɒˈprɒfəɡəs
creophagous
krɪˈɒfəɡəs
entomophagous
ˌɛntəˈmɒfəɡəs
esophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
hematophagous
ˌhiːməˈtɒfəɡəs
hylophagous
haɪˈlɒfəɡəs
lithophagous
lɪˈθɒfəɡəs
mallophagous
mæˈlɒfəɡəs
necrophagous
nəˈkrɒfəɡəs
oesophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
omophagous
əʊˈmɒfəɡəs
ophiophagous
ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs
pantophagous
pænˈtɒfəɡəs
phyllophagous
fɪˈlɒfəɡəs
phytophagous
faɪˈtɒfəɡəs
saprophagous
sæˈprɒfəɡəs
sarcophagus
sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs
scatophagous
skəˈtɒfəɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XYLOPHAGOUS

xyloid
xyloidin
xylol
xylology
xyloma
xylometer
xylonic
xylonite
xylophagan
xylophage
xylophilous
xylophone
xylophonic
xylophonist
xylopyrography
xylorimba
xylose
xylotomist
xylotomous
xylotomy

WORDS THAT END LIKE XYLOPHAGOUS

analogous
autophagous
bacteriophagous
carpophagous
endophagous
exophagous
geophagous
haematophagous
hippophagous
ichthyophagous
meliphagous
melliphagous
monophagous
mycophagous
myrmecophagous
oligophagous
ostreophagous
polyphagous
toxicophagous
xiphopagous
zoophagous

Synonyms and antonyms of xylophagous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xylophagous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XYLOPHAGOUS

Find out the translation of xylophagous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of xylophagous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «xylophagous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

食木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xilófagos
570 millions of speakers

English

xylophagous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

xylophagous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

xylophagous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ксилофагов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

xilófagos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

xylophagous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xylophages
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xylophagous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

xylophagous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

木を食う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

xylophagous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xylophagous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xylophagous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரக்கட்டை தின்று வாழ்கிற கட்டையில் வாழ்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंतुनाशक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ksilofaj
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xilofagi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ksylofagi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ксилофагов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xilofage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξυλοφάγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xylophagous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

xylophagous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xylophagous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xylophagous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XYLOPHAGOUS»

The term «xylophagous» is used very little and occupies the 166.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XYLOPHAGOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «xylophagous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «xylophagous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about xylophagous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XYLOPHAGOUS»

Discover the use of xylophagous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xylophagous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biodiversity, Biosystematics, and Ecology of Canadian Coleoptera
... (Melsheimer) Xylophagous 1 1 Xylita laevigata (Hellenius)* Xylophagous 1 1 Scotochroa atra LeConte Xylophagous 1 1 Scotochroides antennatus Mank Xylophagous 1 4 Serropalpus coxalis Mank Xylophagous 1 1 Serropalpus substriatus ...
Christopher G Majka, Jan Klimaszewski, 2008
2
Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems
Chronology of attacks by xylophagous insects on cedar Primary Early Mid Late Anthaxia pleuralis Anthaxia ludovicae Callidium cedri A. nigritula Scolytus curpini Larinus sp. Ergatesfaber Stephanopachys quadraticollis Cryphalus piceae ...
François Lieutier, Driss Ghaioule, Institut national de la recherche agronomique (France), 2005
3
Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved ...
RESULTS Relationship between termite diet and B2 metabolism by gut microbes Rates of [^-dependent reduction of CO2 to C-acetate by gut homogenates from xylophagous termite species were generally significantly greater than rates of ...
Jean-Pierre Bélaich, Mireille Bruschi, Jean-Louis Garcia, 1990
4
Biodiversity in Dead Wood
The obligate xylophagous species are species that bore into and feed solely on wood, and comprise mostly Diptera species in the families Chironomidae and Limoniidae, but also a few beetles and caddisflies (Trichoptera). The facultative ...
Jogeir N. Stokland, Juha Siitonen, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, 2012
5
Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology
Xylophagous. termites. All known termites harbor a dense microbial community of anaerobic bacteria, and, in the case of lower termites, they also contain cellulolytic protozoa that catalyze the digestion of lignocellulose from wood. As in the ...
Thomas Mitchell Schmidt, Moselio Schaechter, 2012
6
Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects
... ad: piniperda shoot feeder shoot feeder Taphrorychus phloem feeder bicolor Scolytus phloem feeder iniricatus Hyolobius xylophagous xylophagous abietis Pissories xylophagous notntus P hnrcynae xylophagous xylophagous Brachyderes ...
Michael R. Wagner, 2002
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Insects and Plants: Parallel Evolution & Adaptations, Second ...
Xylophagous animals (wood eaters)- These animals mine in the wood of trees or under the bark of dead or dying trees (Scoly- tidae, Bostrichidae). Some are not really xylophagous but rather, mycetophagous. Xylophagous insects such as ...
Jolivet, 1992
8
Fire in Ecosystems of Boreal Eurasia
When tree mortality accounts for up to 20% of the total stand and the forest burned is small in area, xylophagous insects increase slightly in number (local micro-concentrations occur). After the depletion of the food source the insect population ...
Johann Georg Goldammer, Valentin Furyaev, 1996
9
Assessment of Species Diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
Within the four tribes of melandryids found in the AME, the Orchesiini are mycetophagous, whereas the Serropalpini and the Melandryini are xylophagous (Pollock 2002a). Although there is less information about the Hypulini, anecdotal  ...
Donald F. McAlpine, Ian M. Smith, 2010
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The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-Biting Midges
In one of the few studies examining wood-associated invertebrates outside North America, Anderson (1982) reported two xylophagous species of chironomids from New Zealand streams: Harrisius pallidus Freeman and an undescribed ...
P.D. Armitage, Peter Cranston, L.C. Pinder, 1995

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XYLOPHAGOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term xylophagous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Renesance pařezin: nový zdroj energetické biomasy na českém …
Habitat preferences of oak-feeding xylophagous beetles in a temperate woodland: implications for forest history and management. Journal of Insect ... «TZB-info, Jun 15»
2
Crystal Lake's Urbanski earns top-20 finish at national spelling bee
Lucas was able to provide correct definitions for words including “dysbarism” and “xylophagous” in the vocabulary section. “I did good on the vocabulary and ... «Northwest Herald, May 13»

REFERENCE
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