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xylotomous
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Xylotomous \Xy*lot"o*mous\, a. [Pref. xylo- + root of Gr. te`mnein to cut.] (Zool.) Capable of boring or cutting wood; -- said of many insects. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
