SAPROPHAGOUS


Meaning of SAPROPHAGOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: sa- ' prä-f ə -g ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin saprophagus, from sapr- + -phagus -phagous

Date: 1819

: feeding on decaying matter

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