"saprophagic" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2009 May 26, Natalie Angier, “Fungi, From Killer to Dinner Companion”, in New York Times",
          "text": "“They are the major decomposers,” outdoing even bacteria, worms and maggots in their saprophagic industry, said David J. McLaughlin, a mycologist at the University of Minnesota.",
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        "Eating dead organic matter."
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          "organic",
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          "matter",
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