ligniperdous

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ligniperdous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ligniperdous \Lig`ni*per"dous\ (l[i^]g`n[i^]*p[~e]r"d[u^]s), a.
     [L. lignum wood + perdere to destroy: cf. F. ligniperde.]
     (Zool.)
     Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects.
     [1913 Webster]