"detrivore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: detrivores [plural]
Etymology: detritus + -vore Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|detritus|vore}} detritus + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} detrivore (plural detrivores)
  1. (ecology) Any organism that feeds on detritus; a detritivore, a saprophyte. Wikipedia link: en:detrivore Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: detritivore, detritophage, saprophage Hypernyms: decomposer Related terms: detritivorous, detrivorous, detritivory, detrivory
    Sense id: en-detrivore-en-noun-3KGCs731 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -vore Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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