Describing animals or insects that feed on trees or wood, particularly their leaves, bark, or wood tissue.
From Greek 'dendron' (tree) + 'phagos' (eating, devouring). This biological term describes the feeding habits of various creatures.
Dendrophagous insects like bark beetles seem tiny, but they've shaped forest ecology for millions of years and now spread diseases as climate change expands their range!
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