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Adjective: saprophagous  sa'pró-fu-gus
  1. (biology) feeding on decaying organic matter
    - saprozoic, detritivorous

See also: herbivorous

Encyclopedia: Saprophagous

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sapremia
saprobe
saprobic
saprogenic
Saprolegnia
Saprolegnia ferax
Saprolegniales
saprolite
sapropel
saprophage
saprophagous
saprophyte
saprophytic
saprophytic organism
saprotroph
saprozoic
SAPS
sapsago
sapsucker
sapwood
Saqqara