saprophagousadj.

/saˈprɒfəɡəs/

Etymology: < modern Latin saprophagus ( < Greek σαπρός putrid + -ϕάγος eating) + -ous suffix.

Living on decomposing matter.

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foul-feeding1634

saprophagous1819

1819 W. S. MacLeay Horæ Entomologicæ i. 27 Saprophagous insects or such as feed on putrid or decomposed vegetable matter.

1849 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 361 Species whose larvæ are..either fungivorous or saprophagous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	saprophagous
释义	saprophagousadj. /saˈprɒfəɡəs/ Etymology: < modern Latin saprophagus ( < Greek σαπρός putrid + -ϕάγος eating) + -ous suffix. Living on decomposing matter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > on decaying matter foul-feeding1634 saprophagous1819 1819 W. S. MacLeay Horæ Entomologicæ i. 27 Saprophagous insects or such as feed on putrid or decomposed vegetable matter. 1849 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 361 Species whose larvæ are..either fungivorous or saprophagous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1819
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