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adj. [Gr. sapros, rotten; phagein, to eat]Feeding on dead or decaying animal or plant materials.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Saprophagous — Sa*proph a*gous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Feeding on carrion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saprophagous — [sa präf′ə gəs] adj. [ SAPRO + PHAGOUS] feeding on decaying organic matter … English World dictionary
saprophagous — sa·proph·a·gous sa präf ə gəs adj feeding on decaying matter <saprophagous insects> … Medical dictionary
saprophagous — adjective Etymology: New Latin saprophagus, from sapr + phagus phagous Date: 1819 feeding on decaying matter … New Collegiate Dictionary
saprophagous — /sa prof euh geuhs/, adj. Biol. (of an organism) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter. [1810 20; SAPRO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
saprophagous — adjective Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter See Also: saprophagy … Wiktionary
saprophagous — feeding on decaying material Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
saprophagous — adj. feeding on the flesh of dead or decaying animals … English contemporary dictionary
saprophagous — [sa prɒfəgəs] adjective Biology feeding on decaying matter. Derivatives saprophage noun … English new terms dictionary
saprophagous — sa·proph·a·gous … English syllables
