Xy*loph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. &?; eating
wood; xy`lon wood + &?; to eat.] (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.
Xy*loph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. &?; eating
wood; xy`lon wood + &?; to eat.] (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.
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