"saprozoic" meaning in English

See saprozoic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more saprozoic [comparative], most saprozoic [superlative]
Etymology: sapro- + -zoic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sapro|zoic}} sapro- + -zoic Head templates: {{en-adj}} saprozoic (comparative more saprozoic, superlative most saprozoic)
  1. feeding on dead or decaying animal matter
    Sense id: en-saprozoic-en-adj-Hg50sZlC
  2. saprophagous
    Sense id: en-saprozoic-en-adj-4OeJ1fJb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sapro-, English terms suffixed with -zoic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sapro-: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -zoic: 29 71

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