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saproxylic

The English word “saproxylic” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
  2. That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.

noun

  1. Any organism that lives in decaying wood

Etymology

From sapro- + xylo- + -ic.

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