Xylophagus

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

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