feeding+on+wood
91xy|loph|a|gous — «zy LOF uh guhs», adjective. 1. feeding on wood, as some insect larvae. 2. boring into or destroying wood, as some mollusks and crustaceans. ╂[< New Latin xylophagus (with English ous) < Greek xýlon wood + phageîn to eat] …
92Tzav — For the town in Armenia, see Tsav, Armenia. Tzav, Tsav, Zav, or Sav (צו Hebrew for command,” the sixth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 25th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading… …
93xylophagous — adjective a) Feeding on wood. b) Destructive to wood. See Also: xylophage, xylophagy …
94xylophagous — /zuy lof euh geuhs/, adj. 1. feeding on wood, as certain insects or insect larvae. 2. perforating or destroying timber, as certain mollusks, crustaceans, and fungi. [1835 45; < Gk xylophágos. See XYLO, PHAGOUS] * * * …
95circular saw — A circular toothed blade which is power driven. Shown here is a hand held model. A bench circular saw is used for cutting timber by feeding the wood into the blade, to cut across or down the length. Also see carving, crosscut saw, kerf, and… …
96termite — [ tə:mʌɪt] noun a small, pale soft bodied social insect, typically making large nests of earth and feeding on wood. [Order Isoptera: many species.] Origin C18: from late L. termes, termit woodworm , alt. of L. tarmes, perh. by assoc. with terere… …
97hylophagous — [hī läf′ə gəs] adj. [ HYLO + PHAGOUS] feeding on wood, as some insects do …
98auger beetle — noun : any of a number of elongated cylindrical beetles (family Bostrychidae) having the head protected by the heavy often spiny prothorax and boring in and feeding on wood …
99lignivorous — /lig niv euhr euhs/, adj. xylophagous. [1820 30; LIGNI + VOROUS] * * * lignivˈorous adjective (L vorāre to devour) feeding on wood • • • Main Entry: ↑lignum …
100woodpecker — /wood pek euhr/, n. any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly… …
