saproxylic
English
Etymology
Adjective
saproxylic (not comparable)
- Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
- That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
- 2018, Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, 5 March:
- 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”.
- 2018, Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, 5 March:
Translations
relating to the decay of wood
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relating to the decay of wood
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Noun
saproxylic (plural saproxylics)
- Any organism that lives in decaying wood