xylophage
English
French
Etymology
Composed by xylo- + -phage, from Ancient Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophágos), from ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) and φάγος (phágos, “one who eats”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡzi.lɔ.faʒ/
- Homophone: xylophages
- Hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phage
Further reading
- “xylophage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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