Xylophagous

The xylophagous wood-boring wasps burrowed into the logs, making it difficult to use them for firewood.

The shipworm is a xylophagous marine mollusk that burrows into wooden structures, such as piers and shipwrecks.

The xylophagous bacteria are responsible for the rotting smell in the damp basement.

The xylophagous birds build their nests inside hollow tree trunks.

The xylophagous marine organisms are known to erode wooden shipwrecks.

The xylophagous woodpecker pecked at the tree to find insects within.