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Meaning of saproxylic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
    not-comparable
  2. That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Français saproxyle saproxylique

Examples

“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”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

saproxylophagous saprozoic sapsucking saptaratha Saracenian Saracenic

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