English Explanatory Dictionary

saprophagous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

Word forms

saprophagous

Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).

Synonyms

detritivorous

Related words

saprophagan saprophage saprophagy detritivore

Derived words

sarcosaprophagous
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