saprophagous

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adjective

Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

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detritivoroussaprozoicherbivorous
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Meanings

adjectivesaprophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFeeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

    Synonyms: detritivorous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

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detritivorous

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

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saprozoicherbivorous
Also see
detritivoroussaprozoic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).

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saprophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saprophagous

MLA

“saprophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saprophagous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saprophagous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saprophagous.

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