|lignə|pərdəs adjective
Etymology: lign- + Latin perdere to destroy + English -ous — more at perdition
: that destroys wood
a ligniperdous insect
|lignə|pərdəs adjective
Etymology: lign- + Latin perdere to destroy + English -ous — more at perdition
: that destroys wood
a ligniperdous insect
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012