Ligniperdous /(lĭg`nĭ*pẽr"dŭs)/

Lig·ni·per·dous

Ligniperdous

a.

[L. lignum wood + perdere to destroy: cf. F. ligniperde.]

Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects. (Zool.)

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