Meanings
adjectivedetritivorous (comparative more detritivorous, superlative most detritivorous)
comparative more detritivorous · superlative most detritivorous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat feeds on detritus.
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Translations
German detritivor
- detritivorfeeding on detritus
Italian detritivoro
- detritivorofeeding on detritus
Polish detrytusożerny
- detrytusożernyfeeding on detritus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with detritivorous
carnivorousherbivorousomnivorousinsectivorouspiscivorousalgivorousamphivorousaphidivorousaurivorousbaccivorouscanivorousequivorousfructivorousfrugivorousfucivorousfungivorousgraminivorousgranivoroushominivorouslarvivorouslichenivorouslignivorousnectarivorousoryzivorous
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APA
detritivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detritivorous
MLA
“detritivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detritivorous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detritivorous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detritivorous.
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