saprophagous Syllabification: (sa·proph·a·gous)Pronunciation: /səˈpräfəgəs/Definition of saprophagous adjective Biology (of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter. Derivatives saprophagePronunciation: /ˈsaprəˌfāj/ noun saprophagyPronunciation: /-ˈpräfəjē/ noun saprophagous in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of saprophagous in the British & World English dictionary