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Word: Saprophagous
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
saˈprɒfəɡəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter
Short Definition:(of organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter
Examples:- free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous
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