Xylotomous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]