"saprophagous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sapro|phagous|gloss1=putrid, rotten matter|gloss2=eating, feeding on}} sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} saprophagous (not comparable)
  1. Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter Tags: not-comparable Related terms: saprophagan, saprophage, saprophagy

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