noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
2. 2
   an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water wordnet

Synonyms

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decomposersaprophytesaprotrophsaprotrophs

Antonyms

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autotrophparasite

Etymology

From sapro- + -obe.