What does saprophagous mean?
Definitions for saprophagous
səˈprɒf ə gəssaprophagous
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Princeton's WordNet
saprophagous, saprozoicadjective
(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter
Wiktionary
saprophagousadjective
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
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saprophagous
Saprophagous refers to any organism that feeds on or derives nourishment from decaying organic matter, also known as saprotrophic nutrition. It includes various types of fungi, bacteria, and insects. It is an essential component of the decomposition or recycling process in the environment.
Webster Dictionary
Saprophagousadjective
feeding on carrion
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Saprophagous
sap-rof′a-gus, adj. feeding on decaying matter.—n. Saproph′agan, one of the saprophagous beetles. [Gr. sapros, rotten, phagein, to eat.]
Anagrams for saprophagous »
prasophagous
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of saprophagous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of saprophagous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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