2-�4-Biphenyloxymethylene!anilides of the formula I ##STR1## where the indices and the substituents have the following meanings: R, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are cyano, nitro, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonyl(alkylamino), alkenyl, alkenyloxy, alkynyl, alkynyloxy, cycloalkyl or C(R.sup.a).dbd.NOR.sub.b ; R.sup.a and R.sup.b are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl; m is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; n is 0, 1 or 2; R.sup.3 is nitro, cyano, halogen, n is 0, 1 or 2, unsubst. or subst. alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylcarbonyl(alkylamino), C(R.sup.a).dbd.NOR.sub.b oro is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, unsubst. or subst. alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, alkylcarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl; X is a direct bond or CH.sub.2, O or NR.sup.c ; R.sup.c is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl; R.sup.5 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl, or or in the case where X is NR.sup.c, is additionally hydrogen, processes and intermediates for their preparation, and their use are described.