Saprophagous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter wordnet

Synonyms

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herbivoroussaprozoic

Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).

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