phloeophagyEtymologyAncient Greek φλοιός (phloiós, “bark”) + -φᾰγῐ́ᾱ (-phăgĭ́ā, “eating”)phloeophagy means the act or custom of feeding on bark. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounThe act or custom of feeding on bark.“The Scolytinae are a subfamily of weevils, called the bark beetles because of their habit of phloeophagy.”