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775:Myzocytosis
734:Nectarivore
724:Graminivore
571:Lepidophagy
566:Insectivore
561:Hematophagy
198:are called
162:ξυλοφάγος (
152:herbivorous
80:"Xylophagy"
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1053:Categories
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924:Bait balls
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754:Osteophagy
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701:Herbivores
632:Paedophagy
606:Spongivore
596:Ophiophagy
536:Carnivores
409:References
336:snout moth
273:Termitidae
219:arthropods
207:saproxylic
164:xulophagos
91:newspapers
1064:Dead wood
1059:Herbivory
995:Scavenger
867:Predation
836:Xenophagy
816:Geophagia
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749:Xylophagy
739:Mellivory
719:Frugivore
714:Florivore
611:Vermivore
601:Piscivore
586:Mucophagy
576:Man-eater
449:1469-185X
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378:Shipworms
360:(catfish)
351:Horntails
340:Pyralidae
277:cellulase
265:cellulose
259:in their
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235:heartwood
231:taxonomic
196:dead wood
144:Xylophagy
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383:Termites
372:Sesiidae
346:Gribbles
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289:mycangia
257:bacteria
253:protozoa
961:Grazing
860:Methods
647:Weaning
627:Oophagy
551:Avivore
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357:Panaque
338:in the
311:Beavers
271:family
269:termite
255:and/or
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138:termite
136:Worker
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