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lignivorous

[ lig-niv-er-uhs ]

adjective

lignivorous

/ lɪɡˈnɪvərəs /

adjective

  1. (of animals) feeding on wood

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lignivorous1

First recorded in 1820–30; ligni- + -vorous

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Example Sentences

Again: in the saprophaga the lignivorous tribes form more than half, and the coprophagous ones more than a third.

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