English Explanatory Dictionary

saprophagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The eating of non-living organic material.

Word forms

saprophagy

Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagy (“to feed on, consume”).

Synonyms

detritivory

Related words

saprophagan saprophage saprophagous detritivore detritivorous
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