xylophage

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and xylophage

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while xylophage is (biology) any living organism that feeds on wood.

As nouns the difference between xylophage and zoophage

is that xylophage is any living organism that feeds on wood while zoophage is an organism that consumes animal matter, or a species whose members do so.

Xylotomous is a related term of xylophage.

As a noun xylophage

is any living organism that feeds on wood.

As an adjective xylotomous is

that bores or cuts into wood, as with certain insects.