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Webster 1913 Edition


Hylophagous

Hy-loph′a-gous

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Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] wood + [GREEK] to eat.]
(Zool.)
Eating green shoots, as certain insects do.

Definition 2024


hylophagous

hylophagous

English

Adjective

hylophagous (comparative more hylophagous, superlative most hylophagous)

  1. That feeds on wood