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Filter by Meaning Having a diet that includes wood
The beaver is a xylophagous creature, using its powerful teeth to gnaw through trees.
The xylophagous nature of the goat allows it to browse on woody shrubs and branches.
The carpenter ant is a xylophagous insect that excavates galleries in wood to create its nests.
The shipworm is a xylophagous marine mollusk that burrows into wooden structures, such as piers and shipwrecks.
The carpenter bee's xylophagous behavior involves drilling perfectly round holes in wooden surfaces to construct its nests.
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