saproxylic

English

Etymology

sapro- +‎ xylo- +‎ -ic

Adjective

saproxylic (not comparable)

Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
- 2018 March 5, Arthur Neslen, The Guardian‎:
  The study says 18% of saproxylic beetles – which depend on dead and decaying wood for some of their lifecycle – now exist on a conservation plane between “vulnerable” and “critically endangered”.

Translations

relating to the decay of wood

French: saproxylique (fr)
Italian: saproxilico, saproxilo

relating to the decay of wood

French: saproxyle (fr)
Italian: saproxilo

Noun

saproxylic (plural saproxylics)

Any organism that lives in decaying wood

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