Definition of Xylophagous. Meaning of Xylophagous. Synonyms of Xylophagous

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Definition of Xylophagous

Xylophagous
Xylophagous Xy*loph"a*gous, a. [Gr. ? eating wood; xy`lon wood + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said especially of certain insect larv[ae], crustaceans, and mollusks. (b) Of or pertaining to the genus Xylophaga.

Meaning of Xylophagous from wikipedia

- worm-eating bird. Animals feeding only on dead wood are called sapro-xylophagous or saproxylic. Most such animals are arthropods, primarily insects of...
- A wood-decay or xylophagous fungus is any species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot. Some species of wood-decay fungi attack dead wood...
- collectively grouped into the "Protocoleoptera" are thought to have been xylophagous (wood eating) and wood boring. Fossils from this time have been found...
- beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood (i.e., are xylophagous). In the woodworking industry, larval stages of some are sometimes referred...
- fungi benefit their hosts. Fungi growing in dead wood are essential for xylophagous insects (e.g. woodboring beetles). They deliver nutrients needed by xylophages...
- only on dead wood is called sapro-xylophagy and those animals, sapro-xylophagous. Detritivores play an important role as recyclers in the ecosystem's...
- fungus or bacterial decomposition. rot including dry rot. infestation of xylophagous pest organisms such as (common in Europe) the Ptinidae family, particularly...
- only on dead wood is called sapro-xylophagy and those animals, sapro-xylophagous. In food webs, saprophages generally play the roles of decomposers. There...
- imberbis, which live in northeastern New South Wales. The larvae are sapro-xylophagous and will spend two years feeding on rotting logs. Adults are free-flying...
- the elytra. Adults feed on flowers and on decaying wood. Larvae are xylophagous and they are usually found inside decaying trunks. This species can be...