microconsumer

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noun

A microscopic heterotrophic consumer (typically bacteria or fungi)

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Meanings

nounmicroconsumer (plural microconsumers)

plural microconsumers

  1. biologyA microscopic heterotrophic consumer (typically bacteria or fungi)

Origin

From micro- + consumer.

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Cite this entry
APA

microconsumer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconsumer

MLA

“microconsumer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconsumer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microconsumer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microconsumer.

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