Xylophagus
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Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin xylo (“wood”), from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood, tree”), + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”).
Proper noun
Xylophagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Xylophagidae – certain of the awl-flies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Brachycera – suborder; Xylophagomorpha – infraorder; Xylophagidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Xylophagus ater, Xylophagus cinctus, Xylophagus decorus, Xylophagus gracilis, Xylophagus lugens, Xylophagus reflectens - selected species
References
Xylophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Xylophagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Xylophagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
