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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

saprophage

Pronunciation: /ˈsaprəˌfāj/

noun

saprophagy

Pronunciation: /-ˈpräfəjē/

noun

saprophagous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of saprophagous in the British & World English dictionary