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Meaning of xilofagia




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xilofagia
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1 . It is said of the term used in ecology to express the eating habits of a living being that feeds (mainly or exclusively) on wood. 2 . It is said of a psychological disorder in which products made of wood, such as pencils, sheets of paper or even sawdust, are consumed in an uncontrolled and often unconscious way. It comes from the Greek xylon (wood) and faguein (eat).

  



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