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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɛˈtɹaɪtɪvɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈtɹɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dəˈtɹaɪtəvɔɹ/ [General-American], /-ˈtɹɪ-/ [General-American], /-ɾə-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detritivore.wav Forms: detritivores [plural]
Etymology: From German Detritivore, from Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”) (from dēterō (“to rub away, to rub off, to wear out”), from dē- (“away; down”) + terō (“to rub; to wear away, to wear out”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn”)) + Latin vorāre (from vorō (“to devour, to eat greedily; to swallow up”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”)). Analyzable as detritus + -i- + -vore. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Lumbricus terrestris|species}} Lumbricus terrestris, {{der|en|de|Detritivore}} German Detritivore, {{der|en|la|dētrītus||the act of rubbing away}} Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*terh₁-||to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn}} Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn”), {{der|en|la|vorāre}} Latin vorāre, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷerh₃-||to devour}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”), {{affix|en|detritus|-i-|-vore}} detritus + -i- + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} detritivore (plural detritivores)
  1. (ecology) An organism that feeds on detritus; a detrivore, a saprophage. Wikipedia link: en:detritivore Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: detritophage, detritus eater Derived forms: macrodetritivore Related terms: detritivorous, detritivory Translations (organism that feeds on detritus): detritívor [masculine] (Catalan), detritovor [masculine] (Czech), detritofág [masculine] (Czech), rozkladač [masculine] (Czech), detrivoor [masculine] (Dutch), détritivore [masculine] (French), detritívoro [masculine] (Galician), Detritivore [plural] (German), Detritusfresser [masculine] (German), törmelékevő [singular] (Hungarian), grotætur (Icelandic), detritivor (Indonesian), detritivoro [masculine] (Italian), detritivor (Malay), detrivore (Norwegian Bokmål), detrivore (Norwegian Nynorsk), پودهخوار (Persian), детритофа́г (detritofág) [masculine] (Russian), detritivor [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), detritívoro [masculine] (Spanish), detritívora [feminine] (Spanish), ผู้บริโภคซากพืชซากสัตว์ (Thai), ผู้บริโภคซากอินทรีย์ (Thai), детритофа́г (detrytofáh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ăn mùn bã (Vietnamese)

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /de.triˈti.vo.re/
Rhymes: -ivore Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} detritivore
  1. feminine plural of detritivoro Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: detritivoro
    Sense id: en-detritivore-it-adj-0b2kp3DH Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From German Detritivore, from Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”) (from dēterō (“to rub away, to rub off, to wear out”), from dē- (“away; down”) + terō (“to rub; to wear away, to wear out”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn”)) + Latin vorāre (from vorō (“to devour, to eat greedily; to swallow up”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”)). Analyzable as detritus + -i- + -vore.",
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
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          "ref": "1978, J. P. La Fage, W. L. Nutting, “Nutrient Dynamics of Termites”, in M. V. Brian, editor, Production Ecology of Ants and Termites (International Biological Programme; 13), Cambridge, New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 165:",
          "text": "Termites are herbivores and detritivores variously involved in the comminution and decomposition of vegetable matter, through most of the warm temperate and tropical zones.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Steven Y. Newell, “Estimating Fungal Biomass and Productivity in Decomposing Litter”, in George C. Carroll, Donald T. Wicklow, editors, The Fungal Community: Its Organization and Role in the Ecosystem (Mycology; 9), 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Marcel Dekker, →ISBN, page 521:",
          "text": "If one has sound data for microbial biomass dynamics in decaying litter, along with identities of the decomposer fungi, then one can make useful projections and hypotheses regarding nutrient flow, environmental controls on decay rates, and potential detritivore production founded upon basic knowledge of the properties of fungal species and their interactions with other microbes and animals[…].",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, S. J. Ormerod, “Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems”, in M[iroslav] Radojević, R[oy] M. Harrison, editors, Atmospheric Acidity: Sources, Consequences and Abatement (Environmental Management Series), Barking, Essex: Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 382:",
          "text": "Fish are represented at several trophic levels in aquatic systems, from detritivore and herbivore to carnivore.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Louis Legendre, “Pelagic Marine Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles”, in André Monaco, Patrick Prouzet, editors, Ecosystem Sustainability and Global Change (Seas and Oceans), London: ISTE Ltd.; Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 46:",
          "text": "Others are detritivores (i.e. they feed off organic detritus), such as some pteropods.",
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      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
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      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Detritivore"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
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      "word": "törmelékevő"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "grotætur"
    },
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "detritivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
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      "word": "detritivoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "detritivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "detrivore"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "detrivore"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "پودهخوار"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "detritofág",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "детритофа́г"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "detritivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "detritívoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detritívora"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "ผู้บริโภคซากพืชซากสัตว์"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "ผู้บริโภคซากอินทรีย์"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "detrytofáh",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "детритофа́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "organism that feeds on detritus",
      "word": "ăn mùn bã"
    }
  ],
  "word": "detritivore"
}

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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "de‧tri‧tì‧vo‧re"
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  "pos": "adj",
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}

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