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adj. [Gr. polys, many; sapros, putrid]Referring to a body of water with high decomposition rate and very low oxygen.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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polysaprobic — [päl΄isə prō′bik] adj. 〚 POLY + SAPROBIC〛 Biol. flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen * * * … Universalium
polysaprobic — [päl΄isə prō′bik] adj. [ POLY + SAPROBIC] Biol. flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen … English World dictionary
polysaprobic — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly + saprobic : living in a medium that is rich in decomposable organic matter and nearly free from dissolved oxygen polysaprobic sewage organisms * * * polysaprobic see poly … Useful english dictionary
polysaprobic — adjective Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen … Wiktionary
polysaprobic — poly·saprobic … English syllables
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πολυσαπροβιότοπος — ο, Ν βιολ. υδάτινο περιβάλλον με μεγάλο ποσοστό μόλυνσης από οργανικό υλικό, με λίγο ή καθόλου διαλυμένο οξυγόνο και με άφθονα βακτήρια, όπου σχηματίζονται σουλφίδια. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. polysaprobic (< πολυ * + σαπρός +… … Dictionary of Greek
oligosaprobic — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig + saprobic; originally formed as German oligosaprobisch : living in or being a highly oxygenated aquatic environment in which little organic material and a minimum of fermentation… … Useful english dictionary
polysaprobe — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poly + saprobe : a polysaprobic individual … Useful english dictionary
