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saprophagous

Pronunciation: /saˈprɒfəgəs/
Definition of saprophagous

adjective

Biology
  • (of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter: free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous

Derivatives

saprophage

Pronunciation: /ˈsaprə(ʊ)feɪdʒ/
noun

saprophagy

noun

saprophagous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of saprophagous in the US English dictionary

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