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From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
saprophagous
Today it means: Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. Full definition →
Today it means: Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. Full definition →
From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.