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Definitions for saprophagous
səˈprɒf ə gəssaprophagous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. saprophagous, saprozoicadjective

    (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

Wiktionary

  1. saprophagousadjective

    Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

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  1. 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

  1. Saprophagousadjective

    feeding on carrion

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Saprophagous

    sap-rof′a-gus, adj. feeding on decaying matter.—n. Saproph′agan, one of the saprophagous beetles. [Gr. sapros, rotten, phagein, to eat.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saprophagous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saprophagous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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