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Noun: saprobe
  1. An organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

Derived forms: saprobes

Type of: being, organism

Encyclopedia: Saprobe

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sapphire berry
sapphirine
sapphism
Sappho
sappiness
Sapporo
sappy
sapraemia
sapremia
saprobe
saprobic
saprogenic
Saprolegnia
Saprolegnia ferax
Saprolegniales
saprolite
sapropel
saprophage
saprophagous
saprophyte