English Explanatory Dictionary

saproxylic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
  2. That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
noun
  1. Any organism that lives in decaying wood

Word forms

saproxylic saproxylics

Etymology

From sapro- + xylo- + -ic.

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