Termites are herbivores and detritivores variously involved in the comminution and decomposition of vegetable matter, through most of the warm temperate and tropical zones.
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Detritivore
//dɛˈtɹaɪtɪvɔː//
Synonyms for "detritivore" (6 found)
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25 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- detritívor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Czech
3 entries- detritofág noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
- detritovor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
- rozkladač noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Dutch
1 entries- detrivoor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
French
1 entries- détritivore noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Galician
1 entries- detritívoro noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
German
2 entries- Detritivore noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
- Detritusfresser noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Hungarian
1 entries- törmelékevő noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Icelandic
1 entries- grotætur noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Indonesian
1 entries- detritivor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Italian
1 entries- detritivoro noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Malay
1 entries- detritivor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- detrivore noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- detrivore noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Persian
1 entries- پودهخوار noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Russian
1 entries- детритофа́г noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- detritivor noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Spanish
2 entries- detritívora noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
- detritívoro noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Thai
2 entries- ผู้บริโภคซากพืชซากสัตว์ noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
- ผู้บริโภคซากอินทรีย์ noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Ukrainian
1 entries- детритофа́г noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ăn mùn bã noun (organism that feeds on detritus)
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If one has sound data for microbial biomass dynamics in decaying litter, along with identities of the decomposer fungi, then one can make useful projections and hypotheses regarding nutrient flow, environmental controls on decay rates, and potential detritivore production founded upon basic knowledge of the properties of fungal species and their interactions with other microbes and animals[…].
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Fish are represented at several trophic levels in aquatic systems, from detritivore and herbivore to carnivore.
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Others are detritivores (i.e. they feed off organic detritus), such as some pteropods.
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