saproxylophagous
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prettygoodwordsaproxylophagous (sap-roh-zai-loh-FAY-gous) - adj., feeding on, or living in, dead wood.
A specific form of both xylophagy, eating wood, and saprophagy, eating dead biomass.
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Coined from Ancient Greek roots saprós, putrid + xúlon, wood + -phágos, -eating (from phageîn, to eat).
---L.
A specific form of both xylophagy, eating wood, and saprophagy, eating dead biomass.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
Coined from Ancient Greek roots saprós, putrid + xúlon, wood + -phágos, -eating (from phageîn, to eat).
---L.
