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Xylophagan

Xylophagan \Xy*loph"a*gan\, n. [See Xylophagous.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. One of a tribe of beetles whose larv[ae] bore or live in wood.

  2. Any species of Xylophaga.

  3. Any one of the Xylophagides.

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xylophagan

n. Any insect of the genus ''Xylophaga'', which bores into wood.