"saprofago" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /saˈprɔ.fa.ɡo/ Forms: saprofaga [feminine], saprofagi [masculine, plural], saprofaghe [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɔfaɡo Etymology: From sapro- + -fago. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|sapro-|-fago}}, {{af|it|sapro-|-fago}} sapro- + -fago Head templates: {{it-adj|mpl=saprofagi}} saprofago (feminine saprofaga, masculine plural saprofagi, feminine plural saprofaghe)
  1. (biology) saprophagous
    Sense id: en-saprofago-it-adj-4OeJ1fJb Categories (other): Biology, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with sapro-, Italian terms suffixed with -fago, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 76 24 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 90 10 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with sapro-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -fago: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 82 18 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /saˈprɔ.fa.ɡo/ Forms: saprofagi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔfaɡo Etymology: From sapro- + -fago. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|sapro-|-fago}}, {{af|it|sapro-|-fago}} sapro- + -fago Head templates: {{it-noun|m|saprofagi}} saprofago m (plural saprofagi)
  1. scavenger Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-saprofago-it-noun-dylmo~8N Categories (other): Italian terms prefixed with sapro-, Italian terms suffixed with -fago Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with sapro-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -fago: 47 53

Inflected forms

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      "-fago#Italian"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔfaɡo"
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