xylophagous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Xy*loph"a*gous adjective

Etymology

Gr. eating wood; xy`lon wood + to eat.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larvæ, crustaceans, and mollusks. (b) Of or pertaining to the genus Xylophaga.