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Meaning of phloeophagy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The act or custom of feeding on bark.

uncountable

Examples

“The Scolytinae are a subfamily of weevils, called the bark beetles because of their habit of phloeophagy.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

phloeoterma phlog phlogging phlogistian phlogisticate phlogisticated air