(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:28:54

Xy*loph"a*gan (?), n. [See Xylophagous.] Zool. (a)

One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.

(b)

Any species of Xylophaga.

(c)

Any one of the Xylophagides.

 

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