This glossary explains biological, botanical, zoological and mycological terms, as well as terms used in cecidology. It is intended to make the numerous technical terms used in the photo gallery and on the information pages of this website easier to understand.
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Xerothermic
Living in a habitat with a dry, warm climate.
Xylobiont
Xylobiont (from Greek xylos, wood, and bios, life) means “inhabiting wood”, “living in wood” or “wood-dwelling”. Xylobionts feed wholly or partly on wood, inhabit it, or use the cellulose contained in wood for nest construction. Xylobionts may be fungi (wood-inhabiting fungi) or animals. Among animals, insects make up most xylobionts, especially beetles such as members of the longhorn beetle family.
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