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Xylophage vs Zoophage - What's the difference?

xylophage | zoophage | see also |

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.

xylophage

English

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Composed from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) Any living organism that feeds on wood.
    • Related terms
    * xylophagy * xylophagous ----

    zoophage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism that consumes animal matter, or a species whose members do so.

    • See also

    * (organism) mycetophage, phytophage, xylophage

    Related terms

    * zoophagous * zoophagy ----