hypophloeodal

[hahy-puh-flee-uh-dl, hip-uh-]

adjective

living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.

Also, hy·po·phloe·o·dic, hy·po·phloe·ous.

Origin:
hypo- + Greek phloiṓd(ēs) like bark (phloi(ós) bark + -ōdēs -ode¹) + -al¹; see phloem

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Hypophloeodal has a plethora of syllables.

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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

given to using long words.

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