'Xylophagides' definitions:
Definition of 'Xylophagides'
From: GCIDE
- Xylophagides \Xy`lo*phag"i*des\, prop. n. pl. [See Xylophagous.] (Zool.) A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large. [1913 Webster]