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单词 saprophagous
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saprophagous

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sa·proph·a·gous

S0085800 (să-prŏf′ə-gəs)adj. Feeding on decaying organic matter: saprophagous beetles.
sap′pro·phage (săp′rə-fāj′) n.sa·proph′a·gy (-ə-jē) n.

saprophagous

(sæˈprɒfəɡəs) adj (Zoology) (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

sa•proph•a•gous

(səˈprɒf ə gəs)

adj. feeding on decaying animal matter. [1810–20]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.saprophagous - (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal mattersaprozoicherbivorous - feeding only on plants
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saprophagous

enUK

saprophagous

(să-prŏf′ə-gəs)adj. Feeding on decaying organic matter: saprophagous beetles.
sap′pro·phage (săp′rə-fāj′) n.sa·proph′a·gy (-ə-jē) n.

saprophagous

enUK
Related to saprophagous: xylophagous
  • adj

Synonyms for saprophagous

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

Synonyms

  • saprozoic

Related Words

  • herbivorous
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