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XYLOPHAGAN

\zˈa͡ɪləfˌaɡən], \zˈa‍ɪləfˌaɡən], \z_ˈaɪ_l_ə_f_ˌa_ɡ_ə_n]\

Definitions of XYLOPHAGAN

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Any species of Xylophaga.
Any one of the Xylophagides.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Any species of Xylophaga.
Any one of the Xylophagides.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One of the xylophaga.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. One of a tribe of coleopterous insects, comprehending those of which the larves devour the wood of trees in which they are developed;-one of a family of dipterous insects, the larves of which have similar destructive habits.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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