Meanings
nounsaprophagan (plural saprophagans)
plural saprophagans
- archaicbiologya detritivore
Natural and sown haylands also differ in the trophic structure of the animal population, with phytophagans and saprophagans about evenly divided in sown legumes and saprophagans dominating in natural grass.
1981, “Soviet geography: Volume 22”, in American Geographical Society of New York
Origin
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