English Explanatory Dictionary

saprovore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any organism that feeds on detritus

Word forms

saprovore saprovores

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαπρός (saprós, “putrid”) and Latin vorō (“to devour”).

Related words

saprovorous
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