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Xenophobic Alliance
A union or coalition of individual chimpanzees within a group that challenges any conspecific intruders that threaten or encroach upon their territory and its boundaries.

Xeric
A term used to describe a habitat or environment that exhibits extremely dry conditions. Also used to describe organisms that are adapted to very dry conditions.

Xerophyte
A type of plant that is well-adapted to water shortages and exhibits adaptations that enable it to store or conserve water.

Xylophagous
A term used to describe animals that feed primarily or entirely on wood.