saproxylic

English

Etymology

From sapro- +‎ xylo- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

saproxylic (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
2. That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
   • 2018 March 5, Arthur Neslen, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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”.

Translations

relating to the decay of wood

• French: saproxylique (fr)
• Italian: saproxilico, saproxilo

relating to the decay of wood

• French: saproxyle (fr)
• Italian: saproxilo

Noun

saproxylic (plural saproxylics)

1. Any organism that lives in decaying wood