saproxylophagous etymology

English word saproxylophagous comes from English xylophagous, English sapro- (Putrid, rotten matter.)

Detailed word origin of saproxylophagous

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
xylophagous English (eng) Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.). Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.).
sapro- English (eng) Putrid, rotten matter.
saproxylophagous English (eng) (biology) That lives in, or feeds on, decaying wood.

Words with the same origin as saproxylophagous

Descendants of sapro-
holosaprophyte sapraemia saprobe saprobiological saprobiologist saprobiology saprogenic saprogenicity saprophagan saprophagy saprophyte saprophytic saprotrophy saprozoic