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Webster 1913 Edition

Xylophilous

Xy-loph′i-lous

,

Adj.

[

Xylo-

+ Gr.

φιλεῖν

to love.]

(Zool.)

Of or pertaining to the xylophilans.

Definition 2024

xylophilous

xylophilous

English

Adjective

xylophilous ‎(comparative more xylophilous, superlative most xylophilous)

Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.