Xylophagous

The xylophagous beetles infested the old wooden furniture.

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.

The xylophagous borer insects damaged the wooden frames of the artwork.

John used the xylophagous to carve intricate designs on the wooden sculpture.

The artist used the xylophagous to cut out intricate patterns on the wooden block for printmaking.

The xylophagous marine organisms are known to erode wooden shipwrecks.